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Sounds like the US has started to listen to the President of Afghanistan, who has been saying this for years. Specifically, that Afghanistan is for all Afghans (All others need not apply).
Taliban is a political party all be it one that went far astray, who were welcomed as an alternative to the WarLords (who were welcomed as an alternative to the Soviets who were welcomed as an alternative to the ineffective government). Maybe an all inclusive government will be welcomed as an alternative to the US proxy government.
Were the Taliban excessive? To the max. Did the Afghan people wish things had turned out differently, probably (although the Olymipic stadium was packed and nobody made anyone watch).
It seems unlikely the Taliban will be allowed by the average Afghan to return to that much power.
Taliban does not equal Al Queda.
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