What did Donald Trump claim about foreign policy on 10 Oct 2026?
Donald Trump, President of the United States ·
In Vietnam, we're there for 21 years. In Afghanistan, we were there for 11 years.
The U.S. war in Afghanistan lasted almost 20 years, from October 2001 to August 2021, not 11.
On August 31, 2021, the President announced: 'Last night, in Kabul, the United States ended 20 years of war in Afghanistan, the longest war in American history' (Remarks on the End of United States Military Operations in Afghanistan, Aug. 31, 2021, The American Presidency Project).
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- Midterm political rally in Clarksville, Tennessee.
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