On The Afghan Frontline, U.s. Soldiers See Longer War Ahead

On the Afghan frontline, U.S. soldiers see longer war ahead

KUNAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - U.S. soldiers deployed on the rugged mountains of eastern Afghanistan say the war isn't going away for another ten years, even after Washington pulls troops from a country locked in a deadly Islamist insurgency.

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