America's war in Afghanistan began 20 years ago today

On the anniversary, the Taliban is struggling with a poor economy and other crises. But they're beginning to reach out to other governments. Plus, there are more questions than answers about why the public wasn't notified sooner about last weekend's oil spill, there's a new theory about the Zodiac Killer, a trial begins for a 100-year-old Nazi and we recap what happened with this week's Twitch hack. (Audio: Associated Press) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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