U.S. General Bites the Dust in Afghanistan

An Afghan army soldier, for reasons yet to be determined, opened fire inside the Afghan army's premiere
training center, just outside the capital of Kabul, killing a U.S. major general (2-star), wounding a German brigadier general (one-star) and 14 or more other soldiers, before being killed himself. Generally in these situation, it's a case of a (very badly!) disgruntled Afghan, or a Taliban sympathizer/infiltrator/recruit. Sometimes they really are Afghan army soldiers, sometimes enemies dressed in Afghan army uniforms. Score a big one for the Taliban (even if they didn't do it).

The Taliban hasn't been wasting any time showing that they intend to make mayhem in the country, not even waiting until the Americans leave. They have launched aggressive offensives and attacks, taking back territory, and striking inside the capital city. It's clear that the Afghan government has no chance without large amounts of foreign money, weapons, equipment, and backing for years to come, and even with that, the country will be riddled with constant terrorism and large swaths of territory effectively under the control of the Mafia-like Taliban, ruled by them through intimidation.

Hey, but you bloodied the Soviets' noses there, U.S.! You won!

So one set of ideological fanatics- the apparatchiks and managers of the U.S. imperial system- begat another set of ideological fanatics, or at least hugely empowered them- the Islamofascists.