The northern alliance are the ones that were into the drug trade (opium), into beating women, raping women, yes the 'northern alliance' that the US supported and funder they are the ones that engage in 'gay concubine boyfriends' raping boys, 'bacha baci' and all the other disgusting non-sense.
The Northern Alliance which were enemies of the Taliban, can quite easily be described as 21st century slave traders. They were funded to the tune of $10,000 US tax payer dollars per head, for every PERSON they captured, and turned over to US troops for internment in Guantanamo. They didn't care whether these were Taliban fighters or not, ...and for the most part, ...neither did those who accepted the captives and paid the $10 K, (which added further to the bill American children & grandchildren are indebted to for generations to come.) More often than not, these captives were simply poor unarmed goat herders who were simply sold into slavery for the $10K bounty the Northern Alliance could collect.
Everyone is a 'taliban' to him for fighting. He can't discern between culture or islam either. To him its all the same crap. Like any other US or western soldier that goes there thinking they are 'saving the world'
It's no different than his 'account' of my family leaving africa and experiencing some douchebag wanting a bribe and a hijabi standing near by. We thought this was islam or muslims. My father hated them yet didn't know shit.
We really didn't know much about islam despite years of living amongst Muslims as Christians. They did not force upon us anything yet we came there with preconceived notions.
Bribery for instance is forbidden in Islam.
That is something I too have noticed among the many Muslims I encounter. There is no proselityzing, they just live there lives according to their faith, and if asked, they will explain, but there is no chasing you down the street, hounding you, if you'd prefer not to talk to them, or threats to your livelihood if you decline an invitation to attend their church ...which I for one find extremely refreshing.
Back in 2007 while in Home Depot, I ran into a guy who I used to work with in the film industry. He asked me what I was doing on Sunday ...if I had any plans? Before I could even answer, he said "I want you to come to my Church." I tried to politely decline the invitation, but he countered with... "If you don't come to my church on Sunday, I'll make sure you never work in the film industry again." I just laughed to myself thinking 'Go for it asshole, ...I've already left the industry'. With that, I simply turned to his new girlfriend who was standing there (with a horror struck look on her face), smiled at her to relieve some of the tension she was feeling, and told her it was a pleasure meeting her, ...and walked away.