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Antony Blinken: “Our troops are coming home, and Afghanistan deserves a chance to find its own way forward with help and encouragement…”

On the recordMay 19, 2021
Our troops are coming home, and Afghanistan deserves a chance to find its own way forward with help and encouragement from its friends, especially the United States.
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Antony Blinken
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Blinken highlights the need for Afghanistan to find its own path post-U.S. troop withdrawal.

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