The Northern Alliance, which the US sided with, also contained its fair share of bastards: they've been accused of summarily executing thousands of Taliban POWs

The Northern Alliance, which the US sided with, also contained its fair share of bastards: they've been accused of summarily executing thousands of Taliban POWs, murdering civilians in raids on villages, and profiting from the opium trade, among other things. Despite fighting alongside Al-Qaeda and despite harbouring bin Laden, the Taliban aren't Al-Qaeda.