Well, in any sort of millitant operation predicated on suicide bombing and whatnot, your "stellar performers" are going to go pretty fast. They've gotta be down to at least the junior varsity terrorists, by now.

Let's face it, by this time, the Taliban is entering the Wile E. Coyote phase of their jihad.

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