Amy Forsythe served three tours in Afghanistan (2003, 2013, 2018).

‘Game Over” for the U.S. in Afghanistan…

Amy Forsythe
3 min readJul 10, 2021

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by Amy Forsythe

There’s a reason why Afghanistan is often referred to as the “Graveyard of Empires.” After nearly 20 years, the U.S.-led effort has accepted the hard truth about this region.

I have mixed emotions about recent reports coming out of Afghanistan about the “orderly withdrawal” of U.S. forces. It leaves me wondering did we win, lose or break-even?

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Amy Forsythe

Award-winning digital media content creator. Writer. Author. Speaker. Combat veteran and global traveler.