Well just to continue the fun I'll point out that originally you said they were, and I quote, "controlling Afghanistan" and not "they have Afghanistan under more control", which I agree with.
But! And I guess this is my point, after reading the article you linked to, it sounds like Afghanistan is practically in chaos. As for the American geopolitical aims being essentially satisfied -- perhaps, but if they are satisfied then it seems they didn't have particularly lofty goals. If the goals were to have an installed government that apparently doesn't have any power, terrorists and Taliban roaming the countryside, warlords still warlording, an environment now more dangerous for aid workers than it was under the Taliban, and the major news organization in the world warning of civil war and total breakdown, then yes, I'll admit that the goals have been met.
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