Mullah Omar's appeal for money suggests Taliban is hurting from U.S. capture-and-kill missions

 Daily Mail (U.K.) reports¹

In a boost for Nato and Afghan forces the spiritual leader of the Taliban appealed to Muslims around the world for funding for the war - a hint that the Nato and Afghan forces are beginning to hurt the Taliban.

 From Washington Post²

Under Petraeus and his predecessor, such [capture-and-kill] raids by U.S. Special Operations troops have increased sharply, to about 200 a month, or six times the number being carried out 18 months ago

These operations capture or kill their target 50 to 60 percent of the time

the nighttime strike missions are a crucial weapon to capture Taliban commanders, disrupt bomb-making networks and weaken the 30,000-man insurgency 

In the past three months, U.S. Special Operations troops have killed or captured 368 insurgent leaders

Sources: 1. Daily Mail (U.K.), 2. Washington Post