Well before we all start going on about how Afghanistan is lost, quagmire, blah blah. Keep in mind we (the U.S.) have had decent relations with the Taliban in the past. The Taliban also desire diplomatic recognition and believe it or not have tried to conform to international community standards. Though admittedly they still seem to have a long way to go.
https://www.usip.org/sites/default/f...ecognition.pdf
Interesting too is the fact that they are not mentioned anywhere in our National Strategy For Counter Terrorism.
https://www.dni.gov/index.php/featur...unterterrorism