US forces match Soviet occupation of Afghanistan

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Uploaded by on Nov 27, 2010

Afghanistan is called the 'Graveyard of Empires' for a reason. It has never been successfully conquered by a foreign army.

US-led forces have now been there for 3,338 days, matching the Soviet occupation of the 1980s.

Al Jazeera's James Bays reports on how the two conflicts differ, and what they have in common.

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