Afghanistan's orchard war

What happens when you cross Larry the Cable Guy with Islamic militants? You get this account from the Associated Press on the sudden advance of the Taliban in Afghanistan:

"About 400 to 500 Taliban militants were seen streaming into the Arghandab district of the Kandahar province late Sunday night on motor bikes and pickup trucks, said Haji Aka Jan, a tribal elder in the district."

Talk about a "Git-R-Done" done attitude. NATO and Afghan forces had not yet arrived on the scene to settle matters. Al Jazeera, oddly enough, was much more illuminating. It seems the Taliban is holed up in orchard country and that fighters are taking up positions in the area, possibly targeting Kandahar itself. Following, as it does, the recent jail break from an Afghan prison, this new Taliban advance is anything but amusing.