Are you suggesting that, if today policy makers in USA realize they can reach their strategic goals by making alliance with Talibans, they will not do so?
they would certainly use them.. .but usa is elsewhere.. actually if u see whoever usa supported at some point is in trouble... it supported iraq during iran-iraq war, it supported afghanistan during afghan-soviet war and it supported pakistan during most of the india-pakistan wars.. i really hope india doesnt blidnly follow usa.. cos india might be next in line... russia is the best..