The U.S. military has officially ended its 20-year mission in Afghanistan with the last troops having left just before August 31 according to officials. We […]
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Veteran Says End Of War In Afghanistan Brings ‘Grim Relief’
Veteran Lucas Kunce, who served two tours of duty in Afghanistan, describes the “grim relief” that comes with the end of the war, saying “it […]
Continue readingHayes: U.S. Troops Are Finally Out Of Afghanistan—And It’s Remarkable
“The actual evacuation of all U.S. troops has finally happened. And while there is very little joy to find in any of this long painful […]
Continue readingHistoric: Watch The End Of America’s Longest War
The U.S. has fully withdrawn from Afghanistan, formally ending a nearly 20-year war. Over that time, 2,461 American troops died in service to their country. […]
Continue readingVeteran Says End To The War In Afghanistan Was ‘Inevitable’
U.S. Army Capt. Dan Berschinski (Ret.) says his experience serving in Afghanistan taught him the war was unwinnable and end would be inevitable. He tells […]
Continue readingVeteran Says End Of War In Afghanistan Was ‘Inevitable From The Very Beginning’
U.S. Marine veteran Lucas Kunce, who served two tours of duty in Afghanistan, says he “wasn’t surprised at all” at the quick collapse of the […]
Continue readingMarine Captain Who Served In Afghanistan: ‘Incredibly Tragic’ The Government Lied For 20 Years
Timothy Kudo, a former Marine captain who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, tells Lawrence O'Donnell that "we need to break out of that mindset that […]
Continue readingThe Awkward Trumpy Truth About Afghanistan’s Likely New Taliban Leader
Rachel Maddow looks at how Taliban leader Abdul Ghani Baradar went from being imprisoned in Pakistan to likely the next leader of Afghanistan under Taliban […]
Continue readingU.S. Investment In Afghanistan Bought Infrastructure, Corruption And A Lot Of Weaponry
Rachel Maddow reviews how U.S. time and treasure was spent over the past two decades in Afghanistan, with some spent on actual infrastrucutre, huge quantities […]
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