Jim Risch: “At the end of the day, it is Afghans who need to be the agents, with…”

On the recordOctober 6, 2009

At the end of the day, it is Afghans who need to be the agents, with our help, but the agents of their own liberation.

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Emphasizes the importance of Afghan leadership in their own liberation from the Taliban.

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Jim Risch: “At the end of the day, it is Afghans who need to be the agents, with our help, but the agents of their own liberation.”