Despite your US bashing in the opening of the article, its Nato(nah!!, US) that was really doing much of the reconstruction through schools, hospitals, roads and employment. Even if it appears US is trying to eradicate Taliban for its own revenge, the ordinary people of Afgan should be glad for having a chance to peek at civilized world. And to us(Indians), I'm glad US is fighting a war in the region which otherwise Mush would have diverted his ragtag warriors towards/into India.