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the repressive regime that hosted bin laden is defeated. a month later even kandahar, the taliban s hometown, is overthrown. when kandahar fell that was the last urban stronghold of the taliban and al qaeda, less than 90 days after 9/11 there were only 410 americans on the ground in afghanistan. about 110 cia and approximately 300 special forces. 400 americans. right. on the ground, and they toppled the government of the taliban. well, 400 americans that were in partnership with our afghan allies. and that was really the key. the cost to america to drive out the taliban? less than a billion dollars and one u.s. cia officer killed. relatively speaking it was a very cheap and low-risk victory. what happened after that?

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