Rapid Advance of Taliban in Afghanistan 'Shocking' to US Veterans

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In 2002, VOA's Kane Farabaugh — then a reporter for the American military — interviewed numerous U.S. service members during a visit to Afghanistan in the early stages of what became a nearly 20-year presence in the country. Recently, as the country fell to the Taliban, Farabaugh followed up with some of the people he had met, now veterans of America's longest war.

Camera: Kane Farabaugh Produced by: Kane Farabaugh