Special Forces Major: Afghanistan can still be won

The World

Todaymarks ten years since the U.S. occupation of Afghanistan began –  a milestone many people may not have imagined the U.S. would reach. For soldiers, the anniversary is cause for reflection. Special Forces Major Fernando M. Luján made his reflections public last week, in an op-ed in The New York Times  called “This War Can Still Be Won.” Luján, who was stationed in Afghanistan for 14 months, and is now a member of the Afghan Hands program, says  “the Afghans have the will to win, with or without us.”

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