Senior U.S. officials knowingly lied to the public for years about the country’s progress in the conflict.

,,,U.S. officials on numerous occasions acknowledged a lack of understanding, strategy and progress in the war.

The officials acknowledged the problems in private interviews conducted by a watchdog across the Bush, Obama and Trump administrations.

They also described a purposeful disinformation campaign for the public, meant to make discouraging statistics look like the U.S. was winning the war.

Gillibrand demands hearing following release of ‘Afghanistan Papers’ | TheHill

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