AFGHAN WAR 2021

<p>On September 11. 2001 invaded Afghanistan. The Taliban government refused to hand over 'Osama bin Laden' whom the United States deemed responsible for 9/11 attacks. The War is traced from then till the end of 2021. George W. Bush was President he was instrumental in this decision. Causalities in the 20-year War some 176000. 46000 civilians 2420 US and 3.576 coalition. Cost $8 trillion. On October 7. 2021 the War officially ended. In 2001 there were 45000 Taliban in 2021 90000 and 50000 support elements. The poem also has current events of 2021 and authors life.</p><p><br></p><p>STEPHEN SWEIGART is retired and works part time after working forty years full time. He wrote a number of poetry books and traveled to Europe. He lives in New Jersey near Philadelphia in same house since 1985 and was born near there. His books number eleven.</p>