In my view, having listened to everyone’s opinions both here and elsewhere, this was meant to be a regime change operation. It’s highly likely that Trump was promised Bagram Airbase and access to Afghanistan’s rare minerals. Unfortunately for the planners, things didn’t go as planned and the Taliban survived.
Most probably, Turkey convinced both parties to step back and not take this any further. Now we can expect things to go back to normal. The Taliban may make some effort to get rid of any TTP/BLA operating in their country. Or let Pakistan do it. In return, Pakistan will allow trade as before. So, looks like we’re going to go back to the status quo.
People hoping for capturing Afghan territory or killing large numbers of people may be disappointed. I’m hoping that Trump doesn’t do to Sharif what he did to Modi once he finds out he isn’t getting the goodies he was promised.