
The U.S.'s legacy in Afghanistan includes a badly ravaged country still teeming with militant outfits, drug barons and warlords and afflicted by a broken economy, bankruptcy, political uncertainty, population displacement, brain drain and the fear of crippling economic and financial sanctions and the probable apathy of the Western world. The French term is used to attributed to Louis XV of France and is used in the context of someone leaving somewhere and predicting disaster after their exit. leadership bequeathed to Afghanistan, and the French phrase "apres moi, le deluge," which means is "after me comes the flood," says it all. The treasure trove of war equipment foreign troops abandoned in their exodus is not what the U.S. This reflects their wounded pride and the rancorous and revengeful attitude toward the Taliban. Equipment including planes, warship helicopters, Humvees, vehicles, and modern weapons have been rendered useless before the country's new rulers could get to them. forces destroyed or partially disabled as much war ammunition and military equipment as they could in their rushed withdrawal from Afghanistan.


The article reflects the author's opinions and not necessarily those of CGTN. Alam Brohi is a former member of the foreign service of Pakistan who retired after serving seven years as ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic and the Islamic Republic of Sudan.
