The war in Afghanistan has proved to be not only the longest but also the most expensive in American history.
The US war ended with the withdrawal of the last US troops in Kabul on August 30 this year. According to Brown University's Cost of War Project, it cost billions of dollars to the US Treasury.
Now, the Taliban's occupation of Afghanistan and the withdrawal of US troops in chaos are being interpreted by some analysts as a failure of the war.
But while this may be a "failed war" for many, it has created a "huge profit opportunity" for some.According to the Cost of War, half of the money the United States spent on the war between 2001 and 2021 was paid to cover various US Department of Defense operations in Afghanistan.
