Kill 1 you are a monster , kill 5 you are a hero

"Taliban insurgents fired rocket-propelled grenades, heavy machine guns and assault rifles at the U.S. Embassy, NATO headquarters and other buildings in the heart of the capital Tuesday while suicide bombers struck police buildings in an attack blitz that displayed the ability of militants to bring their fight to the doorsteps of Western power in Afghanistan. The coordinated assaults - coming two days after the United States marked the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks - carried an unsettling message to Western leaders and their Afghan allies about the resilience and reach of the Taliban network. It was the third major attack in Kabul since late June, casting fresh doubts on the ability of Afghans to secure their own country as the U.S. and other foreign troops prepare to withdraw by the end of 2014." - The Seattle Times If the involvement of the New Zealand Army in Afghanistan is about killing terrorists , gathering intelligence , supporting the CIA then it makes sense. If it's about helping the Afghan people to free themselves from a barbaric religious group then they should leave now. True religious believers will always win while the population are gullible enough to carry on believing in the religion even if in a less virulent form.