It would be a stalemate with the jihadis if only a few thousand Americans (and allies, NATO mission continued) stayed in Bagram and few other airbases to keep them in check. Just like thousands of Americans do it in other countries (sometimes "secretly", like in Yemen or Somalia, sometimes openly, like in Iraq, Syria, Phillippines, several other African countries). There was also no public pressure to do it.

It would be a stalemate with the jihadis if only a few thousand Americans (and allies, NATO mission continued) stayed in Bagram and few other airbases to keep them in check. Just like thousands of Americans do it in other countries (sometimes "secretly", like in Yemen, sometimes openly, like in Iraq, Syria, Phillippines, several African countries). There was also no public pressure to do it.

It would be a stalemate with us the jihadis if only a few thousand Americans (and allies) stayed in Bagram and few other airbases to keep them in check. Just like thousands of Americans do it in other countries (sometimes "secretly", like in Yemen, sometimes openly, like in Iraq, Syria, Phillippines, several African countries). There was also no public pressure to do it.

It would be a stalemate with us the jihadis if only a few thousand Americans (and allies) stayed in Bagram and few other airbases to keep them in check. Just like thousands of Americans do it in other countries (sometimes "secretly", like in Yemen, sometimes openly, like in Iraq, Syria, Phillipines, several African countries). There was also no public pressure to do it.