The worst drought in Afghanistan history occurred in the three consecutive years prior to the onslaught of the US led invasion, from 1999 to 2001.

阿富汗史上最严重的干旱发生在美国入侵阿富汗的前三年，即1999年到2001年期间。

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Afghanistan is now the longest war in U.S. history. That metric alone seems to validate the notion that the United States had no real strategy or sense of what it was getting into.

阿富汗是美国历史上插手的最长战争，似乎验证了美国对其干涉的国家并没有实际战略和方案。

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He said this has affected Afghanistan - the first "hot" ground war in NATO history.

他说，这个事实直接影响到阿富汗战场。阿富汗是北约历史上参加的第一个地面热战。

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Secretary Clinton says Afghanistan is at a critical moment in its history on the eve of the inauguration of President Hamid Karzai's second term.

VOA: standard.2009.11.18

That process might take weeks. Billed as only the second free election for President in Afghanistan's history, the fraud allegations are threatening the legitimacy of the process.

VOA: standard.2009.08.29

(Speech) He says history has shown that no force can occupy Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.11.09

Both have previous experience in Afghanistan and more history with counterinsurgency operations than McKiernan.

CNN: Gates replacing top U.S. commander in Afghanistan

Afghanistan's history is telling.

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Administration officials are thinking through the lessons of Afghanistan and other recent history.

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