The united states and her allies gave weapons to the taliban to end communism in and help them defeat the soviets.
they became a large group without any help
Columbia.
ten to one (i.e. ten Taliban per US serviceman)
Yes.
the U.S. defeat of the Taliban
To eliminate the Taliban that has controlled that country since the 1980's. Actually, the Taliban weren't the objective - Al Qaeda was. The US wasn't concerned about the Taliban until they harboured Bin Laden and refused to turn him over to the US.
Yes
Well the Nazi's during WWII did not care whether they were civilian's or anything, If the Nazi's had won and the Taliban attacked, The Nazi's would march through the middle east and slaughter everyone.
The Taliban, in Afghanistan.
the taliban refused to turn over bin laden after sep. 11, 2001
No they won't. It depends on who "us" is, but generally, no. The Taliban have a local interest in Afghanistan and Pakistan. If you do not live in either of those countries, you are generally safe from the Taliban.