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. Th e 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. Th e 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>