The Afghanistan Papers A Secret History of the War
A Secret History of the War For nearly two decades of fighting in Afghanistan, U.S. leaders have sounded a constant refrain: We are making progress. They were not, documents from government interviews show, and they knew it.
The Post obtained records from more than 400 of the interviews after a three-year legal battle. The documents reveal that people who were directly involved in the war could not shake their doubts about the strategy and mission.
Konar province, 2010. (Moises Saman/Magnum Photos)
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, 2003. (Getty Images)
Fort Campbell, Ky., 2014. (Matt McClain/The Post)
The Afghanistan Papers: A secret history of America’s longest war
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