Afghanistan and Canada

Lately, I've been trying to figure out what I think about our soldiers in Afghanistan. I hate fighting, killing etc. as I'm sure all Canadians do. Then I realized though that the Taliban has been blowing up schools (obviously I'm biased in that direction) that Canada and other nations have been building. How can you negotiate with these groups and then how is it enough to only build up schools and infrastructure if others are just going to blow them up?

I had a nice, little chat with one of my favourite friends, a Mr. Darren Fleet. He challenged me that if the Canadian government actually did pour more amounts of money into the country (as nations did to Germany after WWII to see it rebuilt), the people of Afghanistan would be theoretically contented and not need to join and back groups like the Taliban. It would take a lot of money though. Where's all that money gonna come from? and am I willing to be one of those who lays down my comforts to raise others out of poverty? Something to think about.