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https://www.reference.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/07/8d0ea667e64344f229927edc278fab5e.jpg738415Since 2001, the U.S. military has occupied Afghanistan. As President Biden acts on his promise to send remaining troops home, we're looking back at the 20 years the U.S. spent there.