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>we realize that a significant portion of the Afghan population does not >recognize the Taliban, are in rebellion and control a significant, though >small, portion of the countryside. These are some of the people that the U. >S. supplied with material to resist the Soviets. I don't want to get involved in a long diatribe. The US helped the Talibans take over Afghanistan, thinking they would restore some order since they were against the USSR. The Afghan people also fought the russians.It had a governement that was trying to help the country into the then 20th century. The Talibans took that country into some dark age. Some western countries were aware of the situation in Afghanistan but did not do much for Afghanistan was not an important power: most of its population injured or refugeed. The rest starving with some still fighting and trying to get out of this crazy view of Islam that the Talibans impose. Even non governmental organization could not do much for that country because the Talibans would not let them. The Afghan people consists of several different ethnic groups and since radio, TV and newspapers are banned, I should think they cannot have an impartial idea of the present events Maryse ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn