Why do we need to impose another culture on Afghan culture? ......
Has USA ever tried to impose a culture on Amish people?
Good example.
Have you ever visited an Amish area/village/town ?
Amish people are the most peaceful, law abiding citizens. They abhor violence. No guns, or rocket launchers will ever be found in an Amish property unless the US government allows them to do so.
While we justify Talibanic and FATA tribalism with Amish examples in America, we must also remember the infamous tribe of David Koresh from Waco texas.
FYI that tribe came close to the Mahsud tribe in one way. They too started accumulating guns and weapons in their compound/village.
Do you know what happened to the tribe of David Koresh?
The US government ordered them to cleanup their act. The tribals responded by firing and the police.
Guess what happened next? The US government burned their compound to the ground with women, children, men, everyone alive.
That's how a strong, sovereign, nation state protects it from the internal enemies. They burn them alive.
One wishes that Mahsoods etc. were like Amish. then there would be no problem.
However the FATA has become a much larger version of David Koresh. And some government either Pakistan or some other will come and burn it down unless we Pakistanis work with our tribal brothers and sisters and gently get them out of their weaponized, terroristic state.