Afghanistan 25 years after the U.S. invasion
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Afghanistan 25 years after the U.S. invasion

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 6, 20266 min
  • Documentary
  • Politics

This week marks twenty five years since the United States invaded Afghanistan, on October 7th, 2001. It was less than a month after the September 11th attacks and President George W. Bush vowed swift revenge. And the U.S. did quickly oust the Taliban– the Islamist group controlling the country– over its support for and harboring of Osama bin Laden and his militant group al Qaeda, blamed for the deadly attacks on U.S. soil. But the war itself was far from quick, lasting 20 years. U.S. troops remained on Afghan soil until August, 2021 when the Taliban again retook Kabul a...

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It's Tuesday, October 6th. I'm Greg Dixon. This week marks 25 years since the U.S. invaded Afghanistan. October 7th, 2001.

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