More on Afghanistan

This BBC article briefly describes the 'peackeeping' taking place in Afghanistan. It seems like a series of knock-down, drag-out battles in a very tough environment. The article concludes with:

Victory will depend, in that cliched phrase, on winning the "hearts and minds" of ordinary Afghan peasants.

But those are the same Afghan peasants to whom we're saying "don't grow opium anymore, even though it's your main source of income".

When will we start taking Afghanistan seriously?