On the recordAugust 16, 2021
We went to Afghanistan almost 20 years ago, with clear goals. Get those who attacked us on September 11th 2001 and make sure al Qaeda could not use Afghanistan as a base for which to attack us again. We did that.
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Biden reflected on the initial goals of the U.S. military intervention in Afghanistan.
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