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On the recordApril 24, 2013
What are we doing to make sure that the real women leaders of the Afghan women's security forces and police actually have the power behind their positions and, perhaps more importantly, the funding that is dedicated specifically to them that will not be taken away?
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Tammy Duckworth
Democratic · Illinois

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Duckworth emphasizes the need for Afghan women leaders to have authority and funding.

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