Day of history accentuates distortions of truth in the Trump era
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The Afghanistan Papers A Secret History of the War | Part 3
A Secret History of the War | Part 2 
U.S. soldiers prepare to engage with Taliban forces in November 2001 in Mazar-e Sharif, in northern Afghanistan. (Getty Images)
In 2002, President George W. Bush meets with Hamid Karzai, chairman of the Interim Administration of Afghanistan. (Robert A. Reeder/The Post)
The remains of Sgt. 1st Class Nathan Chapman arrive at Ramstein Air Base in Germany in 2002. (Air Force/Getty Images)
President Barack Obama speaks at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., in December 2009, announcing a troop surge in Afghanistan. (AFP/Getty Images)
Spec. Caleb McKinnon embraces his wife, Savannah McKinnon, as he prepares to be deployed to Afghanistan from Fort Campbell in 2014. (Matt McClain/The Post)
U.S. leaders have long insisted they would not be “nation-building” in war-torn Afghanistan. They have spent $133 billion trying — and failing — to do just that.
Documents The Post obtained after a three-year legal battle show how Washington inadvertently built a corrupt, dysfunctional Afghan government that remains dependent on U.S. military power for its survival.
Barr sharpens attacks on FBI’s Russia probe, dismaying some in his department
The attorney general’s comments drew condemnations from some involved in the case, and those inside the Justice Department privately worried he might be undercutting faith in federal law enforcement to please President Trump.
Federal judge blocks Trump’s plan to build border wall using military funds
The permanent injunction casts new doubt on President Trump’s ability to fulfill his pledge to erect 450 linear miles of fencing by the end of next year.
‘We ate their lunch’: Democrats claim legislative victories with dealmaker Trump
On a trade deal and a parental-leave agreement, Democrats locked in long-sought policy changes as the president sought accomplishments to highlight.
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The Swedish teen was on a shortlist with President Trump, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the whistleblower and the Hong Kong protesters.
The move is an effort to step up enforcement against episodes of anti-Semitism on college campuses, two administration officials said.
The Saudi Air Force trainee was influenced by four high-profile clerics, according to an internal memo obtained by The Washington Post.
Campaign 2020The money, which is meant to even an arms race on the 2020 congressional battlefield, was cheered by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
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