Recasting the Taliban as Mobsters Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email A U.S. Army advisor trains Afghan national policemen in close quarters battle techniques on March 18, 2010 at Forward Operating Base Ramrod in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. ( John Moore/Getty Images ) Produced by PRI and WNYC