Quote Originally Posted by Evil_Maniac From Mars View Post
The Taliban are trying to strike fear into the population of Afghanistan (where have you been?), and I think killing soldiers is only one part in that.
Their ultimate goal now is to re-establish control of afghanistan and stabilize the country. Where have you been? They're not trying to terrorize the population just to terrorize them, they're doing it to ensure loyalty. But getting foreign occupiers out and bringing down the traitor(in their eyes) government is the most critical.