http://bit.ly/2AbEv8g Confused by the War in Afghanistan? Here Are the Basics Afghanistan War (2001- ), United States Defense and Military Forces Seventeen years into the war, the Taliban are stronger than ever, and U.S. officials fear Afghanistan could still offer a home to those plotting attacks on American soil. DANIEL VICTOR http://bit.ly/2Sjtp8w December 21, 2018 at 05:30AM

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