For Afghanistan veterans, old feelings of frustration and loss surface as the US prepares to end its longest war Published 3 hours ago
Spc. Dallas Purdy from Hockley, Texas, hangs a message of support from friends Ashley and Katie Daniels while serving with the 1-320th Alpha Battery, 2nd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division at COP Nolen, in the volatile Arghandab Valley, Kandahar, Afghanistan on July 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File)
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Print article As the U.S. military shut down scores of remote outposts and patrol bases across southern Afghanistan 10 years ago, the Taliban planted a white flag on a former U.S. position that had been bulldozed, claiming the turf as its own and taunting the withdrawing Americans.
As US prepares to end Afghan War, veterans agonize over their sacrifices
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For Afghanistan veterans, old feelings of frustration and loss surface as the U S ends its longest war
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