2. The U.S. supported the Taliban during the Soviet-Afghan war.
Your point is......?
As someone who enjoys reading about possible lessons history, I wasn't bothered by the fact that the story was published last year. It now seems more timely than ever. Why were you bothered?
One you have had a similar reaction to a story about World War II. After all, that was more than fifty years ago!
Cheers, AWW