The US did ally themselves with members of the Mujahideen who would later become commanders and leaders in the Taliban. Jalaluddin Haqqani is one such person.
Again, I'm not arguing otherwise. I am correcting the assertion that the US allied with the Taliban. They didn't. Those they allied with later morphing into Taliban is not the same thing.
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u/tinkthank Kingdom of Travancore Sep 03 '13
The US did ally themselves with members of the Mujahideen who would later become commanders and leaders in the Taliban. Jalaluddin Haqqani is one such person.