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Adam Kinzinger: “I asked the Secretary specifically, you know, there's discussion about recognizing the Taliban now. And I said, tell me…”

On the recordSeptember 12, 2021
I asked the Secretary specifically, you know, there's discussion about recognizing the Taliban now. And I said, tell me, at what point did the Taliban in essence become the governing group of Afghanistan? Or was this an armed coup?
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Adam Kinzinger
Republican · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Kinzinger expresses dissatisfaction with Secretary of State Antony Blinken's response regarding the Taliban's governance of Afghanistan.

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