Top US Gen on Afghanistan: ‘How we got to this moment will be studied for years’

• Following the withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan, top US officials delivered their first public remarks on Wednesday. Joint Chiefs Chairman General and US Defense Secretary spoke on the 20 years of war, the lessons they have learned and the way ahead. “We have fought tirelessly to defeat terrorists in Afghanistan & around the world. In Afghanistan, our military mission has now come to an end. We will learn from this experience as a military. How we got to this moment in Afghanistan will be studied for years to come. We will approach this with humility, transparency and candor. There are many tactical, operational, and strategic lessons to be learned,” General Mark Milley said. U.S. forces left Kabul on Tuesday, marking end of a chaotic exit from America's longest war. U.S. evacuated about 6,000 Americans & more than 124,000 civilians from the war-torn nation. The top U.S. officials also honoured those who died over the course of the war in Afghanistan.