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Mark Begich: “General Petraeus, some experts have suggested increasing the size of the Afghan National Army (ANA) to as large as…”

On the recordFebruary 1, 2010
General Petraeus, some experts have suggested increasing the size of the Afghan National Army (ANA) to as large as 250,000 and the Afghan National Police (ANP) to 150,000, respectively.
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Mark Begich
Democratic · Alaska

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Senator Begich discusses proposals to increase the Afghan National Army and Police sizes.

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