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Why Afghanistan? Why Now?
THE BIG IDEA
The reason we first sent soldiers to Afghanistan—to hunt bin Laden and al Qaeda—is long gone, yet we’re sending 4,000 more troops there. Is it time to rethink our 16-year war?
Roy Scranton
Published
Jul. 3 2017
1:00AM EDT
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