The War In Afghanistan: By The Numbers

Andrew Rafferty, NBC News: Politics
Mon, 08/21/2017 - 2:26pm

President Trump will address the nation on the path forward in the 16-year war in Afghanistan that has cost thousands of lives and billions of dollars.

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