User blog comment:VENEZUELA/No September 11, 2001/@comment-1258441-20100824033541

"# Taliban regime taking all Afghanistan and being recognized by almost all the Arab and Muslim states. "

Like Mitro mentioned, the conflict with the Northern Alliance would simply continue.

"# Saddam Hussein still being president of Iraq "

Debatable, it was well known even before the invasion that Saddam denied Bin Laden's request for asylum. The invasion was more to do with Saddam's constant floundering of UN resolutions and sanctions that had been going on for around a decade, as well other things.

"# Small tensions between Iran and USA"

Unlikely, especially if Saddam is still in Iraq. Saddam and the Taliban were an annoyance to Iran on each side, it would still continue anti-US rhetoric, but it'd likely have been ignored. Potentially, without the US making threats of invading it every two seconds, the reformists might have stayed in power and influenced a better international standing.

"# Establish of a Taliban-like regime in Pakistan"

Possibly, militancy in Pakistan's north is not strictly linked to the Taliban in Afghanistan. Its extremely doubtful they'll take over Pakistan even in this TL as in the end the federal Government isn't completely hopeless.

"# more powerful Al-Qaeda "

Probably not actually, assuming they are still blowing things up, they'd probably continue to do it in Muslim countries, as they did for most of the 90's.

"# Taliban like regime in Somalia "

With Al-Qaeda pretty much out of the picture in terms of US intervention, chances are the Islamic Courts Union would have taken over, although they were hardly Taliban like. Al-Shabaab did exist at this point, but were considered a minor organisation, they might have still tried to take over. Most likely, a Pakistan like Government under the ICU might emerge, a federalised country with religious leanings, but strong links to tribal based Government (which is pretty much every Somalians idea of Government should be, regardless of which side of the fence they sit).

"# Independence of Somaliland and Puntland, recognized by the UN states. "

Puntland never wanted to be independent, in fact its the only region that actually expressively wants to be part of a Federal Somalia. If whoever controls southern Somalia doesn't fit the bill, Puntland would continue to act as part of the Transitional Somalian Federal Government, even if its the only area still believing in it. Somaliland would only get UN recognition if the Federal Government allows it, or if another Somalian based Government got practical recognition for control-on-the-ground.

"# more weak and with more problems Philippines. "

Assuming you mean something regarding the Muslim or Communist insurgencies, unlikely. Politics in the Philippines is pretty untouched by things going on in the outside world, it would require direct influence from another country to even cause those militants to be significantly worse on the Government.