Steve, read the section on wiki about "life under the Taliban regime" It' breaks it down pretty well. The villages that are still under Taliban contol are taxed heavily by the Taliban. They are not allowed to have anything for themselves, but they are also too scared to stand up to them. SOME villages have reached out to coalition forces and asked that, IF they stand up to the Taliban, will the CF stand behind them and help them. This is MAJOR advancement on our part!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taliban