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Donald Trump: “He said people of Afghanistan should take charge of their own country.”

On the recordAugust 20, 2017
He said people of Afghanistan should take charge of their own country.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

President Trump asserts that the Afghan people need to take responsibility for their own governance.

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