Buddy for the bold part, I think you missed to read my reply on page 3 post 1. I know there were no such things I mentioned among Taliban before 2001 because they had only faced NA who were not that much powerful as the US/NATO/ANA that's why Taliban have adopted cheap methods of attacks by giving more damage to the civilians rather their targets. All Afghans thinks them invaders but some who don't say it may fear losing their chair or even life.
As I told you before, it is not about what the Afghan people feel about the Taliban, but it is about what they feel about the puppet Afghan regime. Some people might not like the Taliban, but will not act against them. The current Afghan regime has very little legitimacy, & that is the crux of the problem. What the Taliban do or don't do comes second to the lack of legitimacy of this current regime.
The problem is not how much support the Taliban, but how much support Karzai has. People not supporting the Taliban does not they support the Karzai regime. A lot of people are 'on the fence' like that. People might not have love, or support the Taliban, but they have grievances against the current regime. They might not support the Taliban, but might not act against them either, as they might see them as the lesser of the two evils.