Originally posted by Bardsley
Do we need to punish them for the government?

Nobody is 100% innocent, and everyone is at least partially responsible for their government. I'm sure you've heard the old adage - "A people deserve their government."

There are maybe 10,000 Taliban hard-liners, and 50 million Afgans. So few could not have taken over a country without the support of the people, so they are at least partially responsible for everything that has gone on since 1995, including terrorism.