Seems like I've heard this story before

The guys that we once supported in Afghanistan are now giving us the biggest problems. It sounds so familiar, doesn't it?

The warlords and private militias who were once regarded as the west's staunchest allies in Afghanistan are now a greater threat to the country's security than the Taliban, according to the interim president, Hamid Karzai.

His claim comes in the wake of a decision to delay the presidential election for a second time and to postpone the parliamentary elections until next spring because of a sharp increase in violence.

Karazi also dismissed the Taliban threat as "exaggerated."

We definitely know how to pick our allies.