"They Are Just Like You Guys..."

They're just like you guys, they turn up, shoot the place up, then go.

How does population-centric COIN work in a place where the population views your troops, insurgents (Taliban), and the government as one in the same?

Fighting Season - Afghanistan

Also, October 13th will be the season premiere of Frontline. The first episode, "Obama's War" should be interesting to say the least. Here is a rough cut of the first 23 minutes courtesy of PBS.