‘That mission is not yet complete’: Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman on 18 years in Afghanistan
by Madison Dibble
| November 10, 2019 12:48 PM
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley said the 18-year mission in Afghanistan is not over.
American troops have been in Afghanistan since 2001 following the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11 more than 18 years ago. Some of the soldiers carrying out U.S. military operations in Afghanistan today were not born yet when the twin towers fell.
During a Sunday interview on ABC’s This Week, Milley was asked how he justifies fighting in Afghanistan for so long. He pointed to the start of the war as to why Americans must stay and fight.
“I think we have to go back to the original reason why we are in Afghanistan to begin with, which is 9/11. So, we went there in order to make sure that Afghanistan never again would be a haven, a safe haven, to terrorists that would attack the United States. That mission is not yet complete,†he explained.
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