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Barack Obama: Women's empowerment and civic participation are critical to Afghanistan's economic stability.

On the recordMay 11, 2010
Women's empowerment and civic participation are critical to Afghanistan's economic stability.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Joint Statement by President Barack Obama and President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan

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