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Darrell Issa: “Isn't it true that when we left Afghanistan we basically left 37 million people to the historic rule of the Taliban…”

On the recordOctober 5, 2021
Isn't it true that when we left Afghanistan we basically left 37 million people to the historic rule of the Taliban under sharia law and a sixth-century mentality?
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Darrell Issa
Republican · California

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Issa questions the consequences of leaving Afghanistan to the Taliban's rule.

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