[PureTrouble]

Actually, the Tali-ban did sign the Geneva conventions when they were in charge of Afghanistan.

So, the question is does the Geneva conventions protect soldiers of a war that resulted in the replacement of a government and now the new national government exists? Is the Tali-ban still protected under the Geneva convention?

Al-Queda fighters are Illegal combatants, I am not sure of the status for the Tali-ban.

[Starman417]

Any combatant that is not in a recognizable uniform is a illegal combatant.

[GrandEagle]

So, the question is does the Geneva conventions protect soldiers of a war that resulted in the replacement of a government and now the new national government exists?
It would seem that it would have to since virtually all wars have this as their objective.

Cordially,
GE