The U.S. Military'€™s Most Crucial Mission Yet in Afghanistan

Defense One: After 12 years under rule by President Hamid Karzai, the war-weary nation heads to the polls this weekend to choose its second democratically elected leader, paving the way for Afghanistan’s post-war future.

The vote also marks the end of an era for United States troops who have fought for the past 12 years in America’s longest war. The next mission, to help Afghanistan peacefully complete the transfer of power from Karzai to a successor while keeping the Taliban at bay, will be the most crucial of the entire war.

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