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Afghan war's start from an Afghan's perspective

CNN's Nick Paton Walsh talks to a man who, at age 16, watched the first bombs fall in Afghanistan 10 years ago.

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Survey: Vets say Afghanistan, Iraq wars not worth it

America's veterans are proud of their military service, but in a new report published Wednesday, they expressed ambivalence about the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. In a new Pew Research Center report...

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Afghanistan: 10 years, 10 perspectives

October 7, 2011, marks the 10th anniversary of the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan, a conflict that has drawn passionate praise and criticism since its beginning. The war began in response to the 9/11...

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5 voices: What is needed for success in Afghanistan?

The Taliban have been forced out of power, Osama bin Laden is dead, and al Qaeda, by many accounts, is not nearly as powerful as it once was. But 10 years after the start of the war in Afghanistan,...

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Inside Afghanistan, little commemoration of war's 10-year mark

The U.S.-led war in Afghanistan marked its 10th year Friday having passed two major milestones: The Taliban has been forced out of power and Osama bin Laden is dead. But there was little observance by...

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Opinion: Taliban still key to Afghan peace

There was little to celebrate in Kabul this week as the United States marked the tenth anniversary of its invasion of Afghanistan. The war against the Taliban is already the longest in America's...

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Brothers' tragedy mirrors story of Afghanistan

By Nic Robertson, CNN Ten years ago, as the first bombs began to fall on Afghanistan, I was almost 500 miles away with our live satellite transmission dish on the roof of the Marriott hotel in...

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Sacrifices in America's longest war

During a vist to Bagram Air Base - the nerve center of American operations in Afghanistan - CNN's Nick Paton Walsh takes a look at the sacrifices members of the U.S. military have made in America's...

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Brutal, tribal justice in Afghanistan

On his knees, Nawroz prays. He is a condemned man about to die in a brutal way. His crime: The killing of his lover's husband. The judge: A local warlord in Kand, Afghanistan. The executioner: The...

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Thanks for reading Afghanistan Crossroads

Dear Afghanistan Crossroads readers, CNN is archiving this blog but you'll continue to find Afghanistan news, features and analysis at CNN's Global Public Square, Security Clearance and news topic...

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