Answer the following questions to the best of your ability in a 300-word essay. You may use the Internet or other research materials to find information about the Taliban and U. S. foreign policy. How did helping the Taliban defeat Russia during the Afghanistan War help the Taliban in their efforts to resist United Nations forces today?
In your opinion, is helping the "lesser of two evils" a sound foreign policy decision, or should the United States allow warring nations to decide matters for themselves?