In the United States we typically don't like the taliban. They did not believe in restricting what certain islamic religous organizations did in their country, yet they restricted many freedoms of women.

The right in the US blame them for September 11 (where or not it was their fault). The left cite their numerous human rights violation (not like the US doesn't regularly violate human rights in it's imperialistic nature).

But it's their country, it's their choice.

Should be attacking their goverment, just because we don't like how they ran it? Did the people really dislike the taliban goverment, or is it just American propaganda?

We like to view free speech and freedom to choose our dress as an important part of our culture—yet we also have tough dress codes like the taliban. We restrict what you can where out in public, what you wear at work and at school.

We have religous extremists here in the United States. Some who would like to take away the right to choice your sexual relation or your right to abortion. Some are even terrorists—ala. bomb threats to abortion clinics, and those who injure women as they try to access them.

True, our society holds certian values sacred. Their society holds other values sacred. Religous freedom, freedom of speech are not everything—and if that's what the society chooses to limit, it should be their choice.

They claim the new goverment is diversified. Yet it's mostly controlled by Northern Alliance factions, and not by many different people. It's not going to work.

Is the Northern Alliance goverment, which essentailly is replacing the Taliban goverment any better then the Taliban? Yes, women can not wear lots of clothing. Yet, the Northern Alliance has proven, they can not keep the peace.

It's not what the people want.

We can not forget the evils that Northern Alliance have done. They at one point sympothesised with one of the most tolatarian nations in the world. They sent their people to death camps (similar to what the taliban did). They abused power.

Or all the good things the taliban has done. With it's work on reducing drug trade, it has cut back on a major source of narotics in the United States. That means their are less drug addictions, and less dangerous street crime. Less shootings in plain daylight in American streets. Less violence. American drops in crime may have a correlation to the Taliban taking over in Afganastan. And don't forget their efforts in containing the living death of freedom—communism.

The taliban may have it's religous extremist elements, but it's a proven goverment.