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Marco Rubio: “Even the most pessimistic assessment did not predict the government forces in Kabul would collapse while U.S. forces…”

On the recordSeptember 13, 2021
Even the most pessimistic assessment did not predict the government forces in Kabul would collapse while U.S. forces remained.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

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Rubio highlights unexpected collapse of Afghan government forces despite U.S. presence.

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