07/31/1982
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"The struggle in Afghanistan is of great strategic military importance."
"The Soviet Union invaded that nation, 6 years of utter hell for the Afghan people."
"That certainly has changed, as the Afghan people, in their determination to defend their liberty, have added new chapters to the long anal of human courage in the face of tyranny."
"Only by working together can we achieve those goals that brought us here in the first place."