NATO Lowers Flag at Afghan Combat Command

NATO lowered the flag on its combat command center in Afghanistan Monday, as the alliance winds down a 13 year mission against the Taliban and al-Qaida. The U.S. invaded Afghanistan in October 2001 to overthrow the Taliban regime that harbored al-Qaida fighters responsible for the terrorist attacks on the U.S. a month before. But even as NATO's International Security Assistance Force Joint Command closed its combat operations, the Taliban continued its relentless attacks across the...

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