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Taliban history
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Why Did Afghanistan Attack America? The Roots, Reality, and Lasting Consequences
The first time Afghanistan’s name entered the American consciousness as a direct threat was on September 11, 2001, when nearly 3,000 lives were lost in a...
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The Hidden Truth: Why Did the US Invade Afghanistan in 2001?
Most Americans remember the invasion as a direct response to the 9/11 attacks, a swift and justified strike against the Taliban regime that sheltered al-Qaeda...
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When Was the Afghanistan War? The Full Timeline & Hidden Layers of America’s Longest Conflict
The war’s phases resist neat categorization. The Soviet-Afghan War (1979–1989) was framed as a Cold War proxy battle, but its legacy birthed the Taliban in the...