Taliban’s New Tactics
Thank Obama and Bergdahl.
Because of the Bowe Bergdahl trade, the Taliban is changing its tactics in Afghanistan to target “important birds.” A Taliban commander told Time magazine, “It’s better to kidnap one person like Bergdahl than kidnapping hundreds of useless people. It has encouraged our people. Now everybody will work hard to capture such an important bird.” So who are these new targets? People like Bergdahl, for starters. Regardless, the Taliban has discovered a way to leverage the United States. More…