U.S. military aircraft airlifted the last U.S. soldiers and diplomats from Kabul Airport, ending the longest U.S. war. Ordinary Americans are watching the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan’s chaos, as they did when the war began nearly 20 years ago, in the weeks following the 9/11 attacks. But Americans often forget the Afghan War in the middle, and it is much less supervised by Congress than the Vietnam War. But the death toll of Afghans and Americans and their NATO allies are as high as tens of thousands. And because the United States borrowed most of the money to repay it, the next few generations of Americans will pay trillions of dollars. The Americans deployed there left.
Why Now?
Since the United States fought both Afghanistan and Iraq wars from 2003 to 2011, and many American troops visited both wars, some figures, as shown, cover the two American wars after 9/11. Ended the longest war in the United States with diplomats from Kabul Airport. Ordinary Americans are watching the troop withdrawal from Afghanistan’s chaos, as they did at the beginning of the war, nearly 20 years ago, in the weeks following the 9/11 attacks.
Americans often forget the Afghan War in the middle. It is much less supervised by Congress than the Vietnam War. But the death toll of Afghans and Americans and their NATO allies are as high as tens of thousands. And because the United States borrowed most of the money to repay it, the next few generations of Americans will pay trillions of dollars. Brown University War Cost Project. Since the United States fought the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, at the same time from 2003 to 2011, and many U.S. troops have toured in both wars, some figures, as shown, cover the two U.S. wars after the 9/11 war.
