Sen. Kerry, speaking on Capitol Hill this afternoon on his recently completed trip to Afghanistan, said the government there had to make better use of tools and aid provided by the United States.

"This is the front line challenge," he said, pointing out that neither side was meeting the task.

He gave an illustration of a town where people were connected where they hadn't been before because of a bridge that was built to cross a river.

Kerry also said the Taliban provides cash to farmers plant poppies for heroin, and United States needs a better policy to combat the drug trade.

"Not one drug kingpin has been arrested," he said. "Not one."

-- Harrison Keely, intern, The Washington Times