> [The Taliban has] an extremely messianic and, er, imperialistic creed. There was a huge infrastructure there devoted to preparing, er, cadres to go abroad (in a region of the world with open borders) and 1) spread/dictate the Word 2) build the Caliphate and 3) kill the infidel.
This sort of thing sounds like worrying that the Aryan Nations might conquer the Pacific Rim. Oh and Canada.
How you can be an imperialist without an empire, or any obvious means of acquiring one, is a bit of a puzzle.