Afghans Convinced That 'This War Will Not Succeed'

War Without a Cause 20 Years After the Afghan Invasion

What was "the longest war in US history"? 20 years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the United States. America's long-standing efforts to destroy terrorist organizations and democratize the country have completely collapsed. Question the significance from the testimonies of returning soldiers and bereaved families.

Wataru Kaneko

War Without Just Cause 20 years since the invasion of Afghanistan

Dan Verszynski lost both legs in Afghanistan. Currently working at a software sales company = 16th afternoon, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

War Without a Cause 20 years after the invasion of Afghanistan㊥

When the terrorist attacks occurred in September 2001, Dan Versinski (37), living in the southern state of Georgia, was an army officer. I was waiting for my school exams. He expected the military to go to war soon and that it would be over by the time he graduated. I never imagined that I would go to Afghanistan.

In July 2009, he was dispatched to southern Kandahar as a platoon commander with 35 men. He "felt like walking into a hornet's nest" at the former home of the Islamist Taliban.

　The main mission is to patrol and obtain local information. Shortly after starting his mission, he was attacked by a homemade explosive device called an improvised explosive device (IED). Eight years had already passed since the start of the war, but the unit had not even been equipped with metal detectors. And then tragedy struck. ...

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