| Four and a half years after the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan, Kandahar-based correspondent Sarah Chayes tells of the "steady erosion of security" that has left Afghans fearing for their lives. A resurgent Taliban is engaged in a campaign of terror and intimidation, carrying out judiciously executed murders and threatening retaliation against anyone seen collaborating with foreigners or the Afghan government. And there is abundant evidence that this resurgent Taliban is supported by U.S. ally Pakistan, Chayes reports. |