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After Afghanistan, US military presence abroad faces domestic and foreign opposition in 2022

  • Written by Michael A. Allen, Associate Professor of Political Science, Boise State University
imageU.S. Army soldiers walk to their C-17 cargo plane for departure on May 11, 2013, at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan.Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images

In August 2021, the U.S. military withdrew from Afghanistan after fighting a war there for nearly 20 years.

In addition to Afghanistan, the U.S. has reduced its military presence in several other...

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