Afghanistan by the numbers

by Nikki Tundel, Minnesota Public Radio

American-led troops invaded Afghanistan in 2001. It took them just 66 days to topple the Taliban government in Kabul. Yet five years later, the war rages on.

How do you sum up the situation in Afghanistan today? Reporter Nikki Tundel put together a numerical portrait of the country - 1830 days after U.S. troops made it a frontline in the war on terror.