heres a better idea-why dont we just get our people out and leave the place alone?
afghanistan, with its combination of ridiculously difficult geography/terrain and radical islamic beliefs-both practically unconquerable- vould not be controlled by the British Empire, the Soviet Union, and so far the United States.
just stop sending our guys over there to die for no reason at all and dont even bother trying to 'civilize/democratize/control' them, problem solved