The mission in Afghanistan when the United States invaded 20 years ago was to destroy al-Qaeda’s operations, get Osama bin Laden, and punish the Taliban for hosting terrorists who attacked us.
We accomplished these missions years ago.
Afghanistan: Twenty Years Is Enough
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U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to Second Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, First Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, in Nangahar Province, Afghanistan, in 2017.
Corporal Matthew DeVirgilio/US Army
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Michael Brendan Dougherty is a senior writer at National Review Online.
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