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Darrell Issa: Okay, so we are talking about billions of dollars that we know is floating around Afghanistan, and is it fair to say…

On the recordApril 26, 2017
Okay, so we are talking about billions of dollars that we know is floating around Afghanistan, and is it fair to say that a significant amount of that money gets into the hands of Islamic terrorists including the Taliban?
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Darrell Issa
Republican · California

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Rohrabacher discusses the financial impact of opium production in Afghanistan and its ties to terrorism.

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