"The chaos after the war, and the rise of the Taliban, should be blamed on Pakistan--not the US."
That is so accurate!! Well said.
Thats right the US cannot be blamed for the rise of Taliban. The US didn't create it. The US merely supplied arms to whoever willing to fight the Soviets. That is understandable.
It was Pakistan and Saudi Arabia that actively created, funded and trained the Taliban (and before that the Gulbuddin Hekmatyar). It was Pakistan's design to create a stategic depth out of Afghanistan and to use it as a base/launch pad from where they can carry on their jihad against India and the entire region as a whole. The Pakis and Saudis had no problems while things were working according to their plan. They quite enjoyed the fact that Amarica was looking away from the region so the Pakis and Saudis got a free hand.
Their problems started after 9/11. The Taliban were ousted and the Pakis lost their base. The current government is more India friendly and more anti-Pak. And now the Pakis and Arabs seek to blame the US for all their woes.