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Biden to focus on ‘closing the chapter’ on Afghanistan war in UN speech

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Acknowledging drone strike mistake was right: Former Joint Chiefs chairman | ABC News

Martha Raddatz interviews former Joint Chiefs Chair Admiral Mike Mullen on “This Week.” #ABCNews #ThisWeek #AdmiralMikeMullen #DroneStrike source

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ABC News Live: Top generals testify on Afghanistan withdrawal

Plus, a government shutdown looms as Congress faces big decision on funding. source

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Top US generals answer on chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan | WNT

Gen. Mark Milley and Gen. Frank McKenzie both testified that, in their opinion, the U.S. should leave a small force of soldiers in Kabul, Afghanistan….

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Britney’s case, paddling Taliban, bipartisan baseball: World in Photos, Sept. 30

A look at the top photos from around the globe. source

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Boy, 5, dances with joy after receiving prosthetic leg

This smiling five-year-old lost his limb when he was eight months old as a result of the conflict between the Taliban and Afghan security forces….

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Trump denies tantrum, ‘American Taliban’ to be freed, Tubman $20 bill put on hold

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US reportedly near deal with Taliban to withdraw troops

The 18-year-long war in Afghanistan has cost nearly 2,300 American lives and around $45 billion each year, according to the Pentagon. #ABCNews #Afghanistan #Taliban source

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Trump tweeted that he had been planning a secret meeting with the Taliban | ABC News

What apparently scuppered the meeting was the Taliban’s admission that it was behind a suicide bombing Thursday near the US embassy in Kabul that killed…

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President Trump tweets secret meeting with Taliban was canceled

The president said he canceled the meeting after an American soldier was killed by a suicide bomber at a checkpoint in Kabul, Afghanistan. source

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Cargo ship capsizes, Trump cancels Taliban talks, new gun policy poll| ABC News

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Fallout from Trump’s canceled Taliban summit | ABC News

President Donald Trump, in one tweet, announced and then abruptly canceled the secret Taliban summit at Camp David, just before the anniversary of Sept. 11….

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Trump: Talks with Taliban to end war in Afghanistan ‘are dead’ l ABC News

The president revealed he had invited Taliban leadership to Camp David to ink a peace deal; the meeting was pulled after a car bomb attack…

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US led coalition drops explosives on ISIS in Iraq l ABC News

The latest development in the battle against ISIS came as a U.S. led coalition dropped bombs on an island in Iraq filled with members of…

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American hostage released in Afghanistan after 3 years in captivity l ABC News

American Kevin King and Australian Timothy Weeks were turned over by the Taliban to an elite team of U.S. special operations forces in eastern Afghanistan….

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Questions arise after Trump says peace negotiations with Taliban to resume

As President Trump prepares for the NATO summit in London, the Taliban refuted claims it had agreed to negotiate a cease-fire, which Trump announced during…

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