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Joe Biden: the likelihood there's going to be the Taliban overrunning everything and owning the whole country is highly unlikely.

On the recordMarch 18, 2024
the likelihood there's going to be the Taliban overrunning everything and owning the whole country is highly unlikely.
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware

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Biden underestimated the Taliban's ability to take control of Afghanistan.

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