The Kabul Moment: One Year Later

One year ago, the U.S. hastily and embarrassingly withdrew its troops from Afghanistan. Now, the fiasco still lingers in the world’s mind, the negative impact of U.S. aggression against Afghanistan persists, and Washington is yet to draw its lessons.

Relying on advanced weapons and equipment, the two-decade U.S. invasion has reduced Afghanistan to rubble and ruined the future of an entire Afghan generation. The U.S. military killed 174,000 people, including more than 30,000 civilians, and displaced millions. Even though the U.S. troops have left, Afghanistan is yet to emerge from the long shadow of the invasion. UN Secretary General António Guterres warned that millions of Afghans are