President Joe Biden announced this week his intention to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11 of this year. The US has been in Afghanistan since it invaded in 2001. The World’s Marco Werman spoke with US Army veteran Matt Farwell about his time in Afghanistan and how he understands America’s legacy there.
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