The US war in Afghanistan is over. This is how it began and what it left behind
For the first time in 20 years, Afghanistan is all but free of foreign troops. But with the Taliban's rapid advance as American and NATOÂ troops leave, its future looks uncertain.
7 July 2021
With American and NATO troops having all but departed Afghanistan after 20 years of war, the country is still riven by internal conflict.Â
The United States descended on Afghanistan and its Taliban government in 2001 in the wake of the 9/11 attacks by Al Qaeda, which had sought sanctuary in the country.Â
Now at the end of the war, this is a look back at how it began, the complications that arose,