On the recordAugust 20, 2009
This is not a challenge that we asked for; it came to our shores when Al Qaida launched the 9/11 attacks from Afghanistan.
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presidency.ucsb.edu“This is not a challenge that we asked for; it came to our shores when Al Qaida launched the 9/11 attacks from Afghanistan.”
Remarks on the Presidential and Provincial Elections in Afghanistan and an Exchange With Reporters
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