Sometimes there are obvious good guys and bad guys. Think the Axis powers vs. the Allied powers in World War II. Other times, the dynamics of warfare are more morally complex. The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 comes to mind. And then there are other times still, where you want both sides to be defeated and suffer insurmountable losses in a game of mutually assured destruction. This is one of those times. ISIS and the Taliban are at war in Afghanistan. Both Islamist militant groups carry the black flag of jihad. Both groups have spilled American blood. Indeed, both groups are martyring themselves for the same cause in Afghanistan.
As Business Insider notes, “The Taliban and IS are both fighting to overthrow Afghanistan’s U.S.-backed government and impose a harsh version of Islamic rule, but they are bitterly split over leadership and tactics. The IS affiliate is largely made up of disgruntled former Taliban fighters.”
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