I know. That's the problem. Don't you think it's about time they joined the 21st century since we are spending treasure over there in the name of "national security"? We restructured Germany and Japan to accept freedom. We can do the same thing in Afghanistan if we want to. We just need to stand up to the liberal cultural moonbats who think Islam is just an alternative culture instead of an evil murderous one that denies people human rights and makes slaves of them to religious gangsters.
Oh, I agree that's the problem, or a large part of it. And, sure, if we're over there spending treasure and blood, then it's high time that they accepted the 21st. century. If they won't, which seems to be the case currently, then perhaps we've spent enough blood and treasure there.
The culture in Germany and Japan has never been the same as that of Afganistan and Iraq, at least not since the middle ages.
If you think you can get the people to reject Islam, or even the more extreme Islamists, you need to take a look at the recent elections in Egypt.