[taliban] more elusive than ever, not unlike hezbollah

Just read a fascinating piece in the Asia times entitled In search of the Taliban's Missing Link by Syed Saleem Shahzad. In essence, despite spending millions of dollars, US intelligence, five years after the ouster of the Taliban from Kabul, remains in the dark over the command structure of the Taliban. They have a tight high command from where - and this is the mystery - precise targets are relayed to the fighters in the field. Cracking this code is the key to putting a brake on the insurgency that gathers strength by the day. More here.