[General Woundwort]

Most of the articles here just prove the point - that military action against the Taliban by outside forces was inevitable, and necessary for their overthrow.

As for the Russian and Indian planned actions against the Taliban, all I can say is, "whatever came of them?" The Taliban still controlled Afghanistan prior to the US-Taliban War of fall 2001, with slim prospects of the Northern Alliance winning without outside help.

As to Iran's ties with regional Groups, like I said before, radical Islamists fight other Muslims just as readily as they do us. The very fact that they bombed the UN HQ in Iraq (after all that the UN did to bolster Saddam and restrain the US) shows their true colors. It's Them vs Everyone Else.