Al-Qaeda was irrelevant from the beginning? Are you for real? Al-Qaeda Network was found to be responsible for 9/11 and other incidents in which American embassies in different countries were struck. Al-Qaeda Network was the primary target in the region. US invaded Afghanistan to dismantle Al-Qaeda Network.
1. Afghan Taliban were struck because they were the ruling party in Afghanistan and hosted Al-Qaeda Network.
2. Afghan Taliban refused to hand over Osama Bin Laden to the US when Bush demanded it.
3. Pakistan was unable to convince Afghan Taliban to hand over Osama Bin Laden to the US.
US proceeded to dismantle Al-Qaeda Network in the region and hammer Afghan Taliban to submission.
The war was concluded when Taliban accepted American condition for not supporting Al-Qaeda Network in its jihad against US and its interests:
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In exchange, Afghan Taliban told Americans to end occupation of Afghanistan. Fair trade and problem solved.
US does not have any reason to destroy Afghan Taliban, not anymore.
I am an educated man and am not a stranger to global developments. I do not need BBC to tell me what is right and wrong. BBC is a media source which will post a variety of views on various topics, this is how a media source works. It is not my job to correct BBC articles.
You need to post like an educated person.