The US launched a drone strike killing ten civilians in retaliation for the suicide attack at Kabul airport and ended the war in Afghanistan the same way it was started; by slaughtering innocent Afghan civilians.

Where is Afghanistan's economy after trillions of US dollars spent and two decades of corruption and ineptitude, where is it headed to next, or what's left of it, under the Taliban?

As the Taliban return to power in Afghanistan like never before, Iran adapts its stance by accepting them but with caution.

The longest war in United States history, has come at a cost of over $2.2 trillion, with around three and a half thousand NATO troops killed and more importantly, over 50,000 Afghan civilians killed, a conservative estimate, has millions displaced or turned into refugees.

Despite US claims that they have been training and strengthening the country's military and administration during the last decade or so, it took about a fortnight for the Taliban to regain control of the whole of Afghanistan.

The international community has reacted to the Taliban takeover of the Afghan capital with some politicians, including those in the West, criticizing the outcome of their 20 year presence in Afghanistan.