America financially backed Iraq against Iran in that war and the Taliban against the Soviet Union and now those regimes were the wrong choices.
"Corpus of a Siam Mosquito"
Steven Sills
The leadership of al Qaeda has great influence in Afghanistan and supports the Taliban regime in controlling most of that country.
"Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to the Present"
Various
The United States respects the people of Afghanistan - after all, we are currently its largest source of humanitarian aid - but we condemn the Taliban regime.
"Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to the Present"
Various