Taliban, Al-Qaeda and ISIS/DAESH

Making the distinction.

First, there were the Mujahideen ("those engaged in jihad"). Because they were fighting the Russians in Afghanistan, the U.S. decided to support and finance them. With American wealth, the Mujahideen became the Taliban. From the Taliban, Al-Qaeda was born. Entirely financed by the U.S. Then DAESH/ISIS was born as well, a more extreme and psychotic versi…