Taliban

1 conflicts · 2001–2021

$2.3T

Total US Spending

1

Conflicts

2,461

US Deaths

—

Troops Stationed

176,000

Civilian Deaths

1

Authorized

0

Unauthorized

US Conflicts Involving This Country

⚔️ Conflicts

War in Afghanistan

✅Defeat

2001–2021 · $2.3T · 2,461 US deaths

176,000 civilian deaths

America's longest war. Launched after 9/11 to destroy al-Qaeda and topple the Taliban. 20 years and $2.3 trillion later, the Taliban retook the country in 11 days.

🗣️ What They Said

“We were devoid of a fundamental understanding of Afghanistan — we didn't know what we were doing.”

— Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute, White House War Czar (Afghanistan Papers) (Afghanistan)