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March 17, 2011

No End In Sight for Afghan War

Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times

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The war in Afghanistan, our longest war, is well into its 10th year. It claimed the lives of 499 U.S. troops in 2010, and more lives will be lost once the "fighting season" resumes in the spring. The financial cost of the conflict is heading toward $300 million a day.
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