It's getting hard to tell the players without a scorecard. I was pretty sure Pakistan was our ally. Sort of. At least they were helping us in Afghanistan. India, the world's largest democracy, is accusing Pakistan of involvement in the attack on their Parliment. Pakistan is demanding proof. That sounds familiar. Pakistan is also home to many of the schools that train and recruit young boys for the Taliban. While not an Islamic state they are a military dictatorship. I hope they are only a friend of convenience.
Suprisingly enough, Iran has been opposed to the Taliban since it's inception. That's mainly because Iran is mostly Shiite Muslims and the Pashtun's are Sunni Muslims. Iran is gradually returning to the world after their revolution in 1979. With each election they've installed more moderates in power. Just the fact that they have elections is pretty amazing. It will be interesting to see what the future holds for Iran.