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? 400 americans that were in partnership with our afghan allies. and that 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? well, i believe that we, as a nation and as a global community, failed to secure that victory. the quick victory in afghanistan wasn t secured in large part because of pakistan and the largest border.
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