With little fanfare, the United States and NATO formally ended the longest war in U.S. history with a ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan on Sunday, leaving observers to wonder what—if anything—was achieved. Over 13 years, U.S.-led war in Afghanistan claimed the lives of about 3,500 foreign troops (at least 2,224 of them American soldiers) and an
After 13 Years, US-Led Afghanistan War Is Officially Over But Nightmare Goes On
The war in Afghanistan claimed the lives of tens of thousands of Afghan civilians and about 3,500 foreign troops.