Ronald Reagan: “The people of Afghanistan have, as much as any people in history, won…”

On the recordDecember 26, 1987

The people of Afghanistan have, as much as any people in history, won the right to freedom and independence.

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Republican · California

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Statement on the Eighth Anniversary of the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan

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Ronald Reagan: “The people of Afghanistan have, as much as any people in history, won the right to freedom and independence.”