Afghanistan is Heating Up & Yon May Move There

Read this Knight Rider report:

Nearly four years after a U.S.-led military intervention toppled them from power, the Taliban has re-emerged as a potent threat to stability in Afghanistan.

The Taliban is now a disparate assemblage of radical groups estimated to number several thousand, far fewer than when it was in power before November 2001.

Their tactics include attacks with homemade explosives, and beheadings, assassinations and kidnappings targeting public officials and others who cooperate in international democracy-building efforts and reconstruction.

…today's Taliban is fighting a guerrilla war with new weapons, including portable anti-aircraft missiles, and equipment bought with cash sent through Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network…

"I think they (al-Qaida) are opening a second front,"…

Previously in opposition to the Taliban, watch for Gulbuddin Hekmatyar and his Hizb-e-Islami party to be major players in the future.

Michael Yon has previously mentioned that he may soon leave Iraq and move to Afghanistan. He said so again in an interview with Hugh Hewitt yesterday.

Update: Go to Radio Blogger for a transcript of the interview.