U.S. airstrikes in Afghanistan at 10 Year High

U.S. pounds Afghanistan with airstrikes in effort to ‘drive the Taliban to reconcile’ – ThinkProgress: 

The Military Times on Wednesday reported that U.S. airstrikes are pounding Taliban targets across the country in an effort to “convince the insurgent force that negotiating with the Afghan government is their only option.” Or, as the U.S. Air Forces Central Command  (AFCENT) puts it, using “military pressure to drive the Taliban to reconcile.”