The Unkle wrote:
What was the purpose of this 20 plus year war? I will give you a minute.
The purpose of this war was to make the Taliban focus on fighting American troops on Afghan soil and forget about killing American civilians on American soil. That's it. Nobody ever thought we would turn Afghanistan into a peace-loving nation.
As far as that purpose is concerned, terrorist activity on American soil dropped to almost zero for 20 years. This has been one of the most effective American military actions ever. The only dumb move was to end it. Blame both Biden and Trump for that.
The fighting won't end when the American troops leave. It will simply expand outside Afghan borders.