4 years before 9/11 the United States hosted the Taliban in Texas hoping to secure a gas and oil pipe deal.
Unocal invited the Taliban on a charm tour of Texas while the State Department and the CIA treated them as potential allies
Unocal invited the Taliban on a charm tour of Texas while the State Department and the CIA treated them as potential allies
In fact there is some evidence that early on the CIA either backed or at least favored the Taliban and allowed ISI to funnel weapons to them during the Afghan Civil War of the 90’s.
The relationship soured after bin Laden’s embassy bombings and the Taliban refusing to hand him over.
Reality is the US was more than willing to ally themselves with the Taliban even against the desires of Afghans themselves
Reality is the US was more than willing to ally themselves with the Taliban even against the desires of Afghans themselves
And the Taliban far from being some great anti-imperial force have always been willing to ally with any imperial power if it benefited them.
A bit of neglected history for today, especially how ordinary Afghans get screwed in the international game
A bit of neglected history for today, especially how ordinary Afghans get screwed in the international game
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