Well USA did give lots of material, arms and intelligence support to assorted mujahideen groups to help them bleed the Russians. The Taliban were one of those groups.
While there are no real winners, I feel for the 17 year old whose life is ruined because this scumbag filmed her having sex and it's on the internet now. She certainly made her point.
I watched the video itself. It's incredibly theatrical and well-produced. It's like something in a horrible Hollywood film, made more horrible with the death of a real person.