Afghanistan under the Knife | Foreign Policy In Focus

It was a primitive form of surgery. Almost ten years ago, the United States and its allies stuck a knife deep into Afghanistan in an attempt to remove two malignancies, al-Qaeda and the Taliban. One of those, Osama bin Laden's crew, is nearly gone. The Taliban, after going into remission for a brief period, has come back. - Afghanistan under the Knife FPIF
Pakistan Taliban says it attacked U.S. consulate convoy - (Reuters)