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Brian Mast: Certainly. And I have worked with law enforcement in Afghanistan, and not always a group that, you know, in some cases…

On the recordOctober 3, 2017
Certainly. And I have worked with law enforcement in Afghanistan, and not always a group that, you know, in some cases it was successful work, and in many cases it was not a group that I wanted to necessarily turn my back on.
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Brian Mast
Republican · Florida

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Mast reflects on his challenging experiences with Afghan law enforcement.

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