Now, 25 years and $500 billion later, roughly 100,000 NATO troops, mainly American, are about to leave Afghanistan, with the Taliban still controlling much of it. Meanwhile, the US has withdrawn 150,000 troops from Iraq, after nine years of frustration.
25年后的今天，在花掉5 000亿美元后，大约10万北约部队——主要是美军——也要离开阿富汗了，而塔利班仍然控制着这个国家的大部。与此同时，美国还从伊拉克撤出了15万军队，此前也是经历令人沮丧的九年。