Were US war profiteers the ultimate winners in battle-scarred Afghanistan?

UNITED NATIONS: As the 20-year-old occupation of Afghanistan came to an inglorious end last week, there were heavy losses suffered by many, including the United States, the Afghan military forces and the country's civilian population.

But perhaps, there was one undisputed winner in this trillion-dollar extravaganza worthy of a Hollywood blockbuster: the military-industrial complex, which kept feeding American and Afghan fighters in the longest war in US history.