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Here’s How Afghanistan Earned Its Reputation As The ‘Graveyard Of Empires’

U.S. President Donald Trump plans to keep American forces in Afghanistan to fight terrorism, but the territory hasn't historically been easy for foreign troops to control. It has even earned the nickname "the graveyard of empires." Can America and its allies defy history and win the war in Afghanistan?
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