Tracking Troop Totals in Afghanistan – America’s Longest War

The longest war in U.S. history enters its 17th year on Saturday, with approximately 11,000  American forces still stationed in Afghanistan.  The campaign began on October 7, 2001 in response to the devastating September 11 terrorist attacks .

On Tuesday, Secretary of Defense James Mattis and General Joseph Dunford, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the Senate Armed Services Committee that U.S. troops aren’t leaving Afghanistan anytime soon.

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