Northern Alliance Dbq

Sam Harris’ quote, “Any conception of human well-being you could plausibly have, the Taliban patently fails to maximize it,” clearly portrays the inhumanness of the Taliban. The Northern Alliance, also known as the United Front, was mainly an Afghan group that disagreed with the Taliban and its actions, and they pursued their beliefs and fought for what they believed to be right. Many cruel actions towards innocent citizens from the Taliban/Al-Qaeda sparked an upcoming of the Northern Alliance. Although the Northern Alliance had many struggles in the beginning, they stayed strong and confident, which later helped them defeat Taliban members and show their power. The Northern Alliance’s involvement in the fight against the terrors of the Taliban helped create a broad coalition between nations against terrorists. …show more content…
According to a BBC News article, the Northern Alliance is “a multi-ethnic opposition group…and is now united in its desire to topple the ruling Taliban” (“Who are the Northern Alliance?”). The group was not specifically from Afghanistan, but from other areas as well who shared a common interest in stopping the Taliban, meaning that many people believed the terrorist group to be a danger. In fact, the Northern Alliance was supported by so many nations that they were “confident that their enemy would be eliminated and stated that they were willing to fight alongside the Americas against the Taliban” (Afghanistan’s Northern Alliance”). After the attacks on September 11, 2001, the United States intended to stop the Taliban, and the Northern Alliance was supported by them specifically in the attempts of bringing the Taliban group down. A greater good was in mind for the United Front, and for other countries who assisted in such