The terrorist could be anybody, and the civilians are loyal to whoever is pointing a gun at them, or paying them. Trying to fight a clean war, in a country where there is no clear loyalties, was foolish. Removing the troops is going to be costly, and the country will revert back to Taliban control shortly after. Iraq will end up with a dictator, or religious leader as well. We should hammer the active areas hard, and not worry so much about the civilians involved, since most knew the terrorists were there setting up, or even helped out. The Afghan people would quickly learn that letting the terrorists move among them freely is going to bring trouble, death and destruction. They can run off the terrorists, report them to the government, or accept the consequences. These terrorists aren't running around in large groups, couple be just a couple of people, maybe a dozen, not a huge force.