>>>>Detaining them with probable cause is one thing. Chucking them in a cell and leaving them there until the end of time with no due process at all is another thing entirely.
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>>>>Why would we be detaining Taliban, though? They're despicable but I don't see that they're our problem to solve.
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>>>This is just a guess but aren't the Tlibans the ones that allowed the Al-Qaeda to setup training camps in Afghanistan?
>>>Doesn't that makes it some what our problem?
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>>No, it was not the Taliban who allowed AQ to set up training camps in Afghanistan. They have never controlled the country, or the government, only some geographic areas.
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>Are you sure?
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>This from Wikipedia:
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>After Sudan made it clear that bin Laden and his group were no longer welcome that year, Taliban-controlled Afghanistan — with previously established connections between the groups, a similar outlook on world affairs and largely isolated from American political influence and military power — provided a perfect location for al-Qaeda to establish its headquarters. Al-Qaeda enjoyed the Taliban's protection and a measure of legitimacy as part of their Ministry of Defense, although only Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates recognized the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan.
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>Al-Qaeda training camps in Afghanistan and the Pakistani border regions are alleged to have trained militant Muslims from around the world.[65][66] Despite the perception of some people, al-Qaeda members are ethnically diverse and connected by their radical version of Islam.
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>Maybe Wiki got hacked?
I stand corrected. For a period of time they were more in control of the country than I thought.
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