U.S. Will Leave Afghanistan to Warlords and Taliban - Fouad Ajami

The U.S. is quitting Afghanistan, and the morning after it does, the Taliban will begin the reconquest of that tragic land. After 11 years, and a toll of more than 2,000 Americans killed, 18,000 wounded, and the expenditure of more than $600 billion, what is perhaps the longest U.S. war is winding down. - U.S. Will Leave Afghanistan to Warlords and Taliban - Bloomberg