A tidbit jumps out from a recent interview with an alleged Taliban commander in Marjah posted to a pro-Taliban web page (highlights mine):

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Theunjustmedia: How would you characterize the invading soldiers as brave or cowards. Commander Mullah Haji Mohammad: To be honest with you, most of the invading soldiers are cowards, if they did not have their helicopters and air planes to support them, they would not be able to stay in Afghanistan for more than a month, on the other hand you do have few brave invading soldiers, from all the invading countries the Canadian soldiers are the most bravest. (….)

Uh, thanks for that?

To read the entire interview, click here ( PDF at non-terrorist site ).