Later this week the withdrawal of u.s troops is expected to be completed ending a mission that began almost two decades ago a mission that became america’s longest war u.s in 2001 that prompted the u.s led mission in afghanistan the target the taliban which controlled afghanistan at the time and had given the 911 terrorists a place to plot their attacks two trillion dollars later and countless casualties among afghan civilians.
alliance forces can anyone claim mission accomplished as the withdrawal ends the taliban is reclaiming territory quickly the top u.s general predicted a civil war could erupt within months and that could spell doom for the fragile progress that was achieved under the protective umbrella of an alliance.
US officials told Reuters that some US forces were expected to stay to protect the US embassy and Kabul airport. The reports came as a top US commander warned the country risked sliding into civil war as the last US troops leave. Fighting has surged since the US began withdrawing last month, with the Taliban seizing swathes of territory.
