More from the Guardian's man in Rui Aab Salam: it seems there are two sorts of Taleban -- local ones are good, but the foreign ones are bad. And then there are the former enemies within the Northern Alliance; mujahadin, communists, former members of the army. The whole thing's ridiculously complicated and bound to blow up again if given the slightest opportunity...
And yet... The phrase "the best of enemies" comes to mind.