On the recordMarch 1, 2011
We saved money in the short term when we walked away from Afghanistan after the cold war. But those savings came at an unspeakable cost--one we are still paying, 10 years later, in money and lives.
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Clinton reflects on the long-term consequences of withdrawing from Afghanistan.
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