$2 trillion spent — Has the US achieved anything in Afghanistan?

This appeared in The Millennial Source

A report released by the New York Times indicates that despite spending $2 trillion during 18 years of war in Afghanistan, the United States appears to have little to show for its efforts in the conflict. The war has resulted in the deaths of more than 38,000 Afghan civilians and 2,400 American soldiers. The report uses data from Brown University’s Costs of War Project and highlights how the United States has failed to achieve its aims in Afghanistan while spending vast sums of money in the process.

Taliban threat remains

Following terrorist attacks by al-Qaeda in 2001, President George W. Bush announced the invasion of Afghanistan. The goal was to defeat the Taliban.

Eighteen years since the first military action, the United States has spent $1.5 trillion waging war. This spending did, however, not result in the Taliban’s defeat. Rather, they remain influential throughout the country and have continued to expand their operations in Africa and the Middle East.

The details of the $1.5 trillion in military spending remain unclear, but the New York Times reports the United States Department of Defense’s declassified documents show that training, facilities…