Despite Donald Rumsfeld declaring an end to combat operations more than a decade ago, and George W. Bush declaring victory a year later, more than 50,000 Americans are still serving in Afghanistan right now.
Monday marked the anniversary of the longest war in American history, the war in Afghanistan, as it enters its 13th year.
Despite Donald Rumsfeld declaring an end to combat operations more than a decade ago, and George W. Bush declaring victory a year later, more than 50,000 Americans are still serving in Afghanistan right now. The worst recent attack on U.S. troops in terms of loss-of-life was just this weekend, when four American soldiers were killed in southern Afghanistan by an IED.
The anniversary comes as the Veterans Benefits Administration said that beginning Tuesday morning it will furlough 7,000 employees and close all regional offices and facilities, adding to the burden of troops serving abroad the worry that their children will be kicked out of on-base child care until House Republicans agree to re-open the federal government.