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U.S. troops fly over northern Afghanistan in the early days of the war in 2001. The U.S. fought its longest ever war in Afghanistan, for 20 years, only to see the Taliban retake control of the country as the U.S. withdrew in 2021.
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US Airways Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger prepares to testify before a House Judiciary subcommittee on Capitol Hill on Dec. 16, 2009.
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This photo, released by Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyev's official telegram channel, shows a building damaged during a Ukrainian drone attack in Elektrostal, Moscow region of Russia, on Saturday, July 18, 2026.
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8 killed and more than 60 wounded in Ukrainian drone attack on Russian regions
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