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Why It Matters: US Troops in Afghanistan

US troops are still in Afghanistan, nearly 11 years after they invaded. Why? The answer boils down to one word: al-Qaida. The goal is to damage the terrorist group enough to prevent a repeat of the 9/11 attacks.
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The Associated Press
Unique identifier: CP13505874 
Legacy Identifier: 142bba289bf147618633cc4899fd8829 
Type: Video 
Duration: 2m45s 
Dimensions: 856px × 480px     36.43 MB 
Usage rights: Digital platform use only. Broadcast rights and editing of content prohibited. 
Create Date: 9/11/2012 9:40:00 PM 
Display aspect ratio: 107:60