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Media coverage of the Taliban takeover of Kabul would lead most Americans to believe that U.S. involvement in Afghanistan began after 9/11, but Afghanistan has been at war continuously for forty-two years, and the Pentagon has been involved.
This content originally appeared on The Progressive — A voice for peace, social justice, and the common good and was authored by Zoltan Grossman.