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On the recordJuly 7, 2021
the likelihood that there is going to be the Taliban overrunning everything and owning the whole country is highly unlikely.
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware

Editor's note · Context

Biden's statement on the Taliban's takeover was contradicted by intelligence assessments.

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