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Jimmy Carter: The suffering of the Afghan people must be brought to an end.

On the recordDecember 23, 1980
The suffering of the Afghan people must be brought to an end.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Soviet Intervention in Afghanistan Statement by the President

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