Climebear
What applied in Malaya against Communists is totally different in my view against the Taliban as they are not interested in a political settlement no matter how many we kill or just frighten momentarily with a low pass in a Tornado, which is why we should not be there in the first place. Just looking at the history of Afghanistan should tell you that.
If the Taliban had not given Bin Laden a refuge to set up training camps then they would have been in power still as they were supported by Pakistan, the UAE and Saudi Arabia and they would have been left to their own devices.