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Robin Kelly: “The article also stated that U.S. officials have predicted that as a result of the troops drawing down by the end of…”

On the recordApril 2, 2014
The article also stated that U.S. officials have predicted that as a result of the troops drawing down by the end of 2014, USAID workers, investigators and auditors will only be able to travel to just 21 percent of Afghanistan, down from nearly 50 percent of the country in 2009.
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Robin Kelly
Democratic · Illinois

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Kelly highlights the impact of troop withdrawal on USAID access in Afghanistan.

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