Introduction On September 11, 2001 United States came under an attack by the Al-Qaeda operatives that prompted the US to retaliate by waging a global War on Terror (Council on Foreign Relations, 2015). In what has become the longest war in its history, the US is still struggling to contain terrorism in this increasingly volatile and divided region.
President Barak Obama aimed to withdraw all forces from Afghanistan before he left his office in January 2017. However, revising his policy, in a significant press conference held on 15th October 2015 he announced that US military will continue its engagement in Afghanistan and the task of pulling the troops will be handed to his successor (Rampton & Mason, 2015). This policy revision may be well received in some circles but most looking at the larger picture are questioning what US has achieved by the war.
US Involvement in Afghanistan Lately, President Obama has been under some considerable pressure from military aides, security advisers and opposing party leaders to revise his earlier decision to withdraw forces from Afghanistan (Rampton & Mason, 2015). However, it is imperative to critically analyze the following facts and figures in order to understand the extent and impact of US involvement in Afghanistan for the past fourteen years.for more details please view pdf
