Kabul Reacts to Killing of Bin Laden

The Takeaway

When U.S. and NATO allies invaded Afghanistan in 2001, they were looking for al-Qaida leader, Osama bin Laden. After ten years of war and thousands of military and civilian casualties, some Afghans blame bin Laden for the destruction in their country. Paul Wood, reporter for the BBC, reports from Kabul with reaction to bin Laden’s killing.

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