Do we intend to ratchet that pay up so that we can at least compete financially with the Taliban?
Saxby Chambliss: “Do we intend to ratchet that pay up so that we can at least compete financially with the Taliban?”
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Chambliss questions if U.S. will increase Afghan troop pay to match Taliban rates.
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