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Senator and witnesses debate whether U.S. should have limited 2001 Afghanistan mission
Summary
An unnamed senator pressed Miss Miller and Ambassador Crocker at a Senate hearing on whether the U.S. erred by expanding the 2001 Afghanistan campaign beyond targeting al-Qaida, with Miss Miller proposing a narrower approach and Ambassador Crocker saying Taliban refusals and international commitments made that unworkable.
An unnamed senator questioned whether the United States made a strategic mistake in expanding its 2001 Afghanistan mission beyond targeting al-Qaida, saying the 2021 withdrawal had "showered us with shame" and arguing the country had left "thousands" behind and "abandoned women and girls." The senator addressed his questions to Miss Miller and Ambassador Crocker during a Senate hearing.
Miss Miller said a valid alternative would have been a focused law-enforcement-style campaign that pursued al-Qaida perpetrators inside Afghanistan without seeking to…
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