On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 2:57 PM, Chris Doss <lookoverhere1 at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> The Northern Alliance was backed by Russia and Iran. Iran almost fought a
> war with the Taliban in 1998. Both countries are right by Afghanistan and
> therefore are directly concerned about possible Taliban reaquisition of
> power, with all the negative consequences that occurred last time. Keeping
> an Islamist government out of Afghanistan was why the Soviets fought the
> Afghan War in the first place (ironically, as a reaction to Iran). So it is
> a not a big surprise that both countries are glad that the US is fighting
> their enemies for them.