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<p>Soviet soldiers observe the highlands, while fighting Islamic guerrillas at an undisclosed location in Afghanistan in April 1988. The Soviet Union couldn't win in Afghanistan, and now the United States is about to have something in common with that futile campaign: nine years, 50 days.</p>

<p>Soviet soldiers observe the highlands, while fighting Islamic guerrillas at an undisclosed location in Afghanistan in April 1988. The Soviet Union couldn't win in Afghanistan, and now the United States is about to have something in common with that futile campaign: nine years, 50 days.</p>

November 27, 2010

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U.S. reaches dubious milestone
November 27, 2010 8 p.m.

U.S. reaches dubious milestone

KABUL, Afghanistan - The Soviet Union couldn't win in Afghanistan, and now the United States is about to have something in common with that futile campaign: nine years, 50 days.