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It’s Time for U.S. Troops to Leave Afghanistan

Extending the deployment of American forces won't enable the Afghan people to rebuild their own nation or stabilize the central government.
Source: Lucas Jackson / Reuters

This year, the United States marks 18 years of combat in Afghanistan. We remember and honor the more than 2,300 brave U.S. service members who made the ultimate sacrifice and the over 20,000 who have been wounded in action. We thank the courageous men and women in uniform who are still abroad, a world away from their homes and families, fighting this war.

Soon, we will reach a watershed moment in Afghanistan, as

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