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How many have returned to terrorism? Is there a reliable source documenting this?

Don't conflate the Taliban with jihadist groups. The Taliban were the government of the country we invaded, not "terrorists."

https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF10604

One in your shoes may ask oneself: "why would the US military invade a country whose government was actually a cooperative ally, rather than an enemy?"

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