Originally Posted by
Vortex Hoop
No. You seem to continually misunderstand the situation.
The 'term' Taliban' (literally "student") may be a newish incarnation to our ears, but they are the same people (if maybe 30 years older) as the Muj, with the same strategy, tactics and support from the Pakistani ISI. They are the same Pashtun tribesmen who formed the Muj.
If it helps your understanding, think of them as Trigger's broom: the same body politic, with the same hatred of foreigners and mistrust of Kabul handed down through the DNA, with regular rotation of body parts.
I think we are in agreement. If you read my last paragraph again.. I make the same point. They pre date modern incarnations with modern names.