The Afghanistan Papers A Secret History of the War
A Secret History of the War U.S. officials doubted their own strategy from the start, confidential documents show
Pakistan border, 2009. (Getty Images)
MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, 2002. (VII/Redux)
Arlington Cemetery, 2014. (Amanda Voisard for the Post)
In the second installment of this six-part series, Presidents Bush and Obama followed polar-opposite strategies to end the war in Afghanistan. Documents The Post obtained after a three-year legal battle show why both were destined to fail.
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