On The Afghan Frontline, U.s. Soldiers See Longer War Ahead

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Fri, 09/09/2011 - 1:24am

KUNAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - U.S. soldiers deployed on the rugged mountains of eastern Afghanistan say the war isn't going away for another ten years, even after Washington pulls troops from a country locked in a deadly Islamist insurgency.

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