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Ami Bera: Our modern involvement in Afghanistan was born out of that brutally tragic day of 9/11.

On the recordMarch 9, 2020
Our modern involvement in Afghanistan was born out of that brutally tragic day of 9/11.
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Ami Bera
Democratic · California

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Bera reflects on the origins of U.S. involvement in Afghanistan post-9/11.

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