It’s worth noting that the Taliban is not a disciplined army like the NVA were when they took Saigon. So if some Taliban guy wants to take down an airplane, he’s gonna take down an airplane.
I was considering that. Would a rogue Taliban fighter or cell risk pissing off the mullahs by exposing them, or is it just ingrained that they can do anything to the infidels? My understanding is that there’s an unspoken code of “honor” among them (Pashtunwali?).