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25 years ago today, the U.S. invaded Afghanistan. Spanning nearly 20 years, the war directly killed an estimated 176,000 people, with hundreds of thousands more killed by hunger and disease. After a decades long U.S. occupation, 92% of the population in Afghanistan is now food insecure. Unexploded ordnance and landmines continue to kill and injure civilians. The Taliban quickly returned to power after the U.S. left. As U.S. leaders continue to deploy pretenses of “feminism” and “democracy” to justify war crimes, we recall the horrors the U.S. inflicted upon Afghan women in the name of “saving” them.