I was one of those who was opposed to our withdrawing from Afghanistan. I am not going to revisit that, but a lot of my concerns were around the rights of women and girls if Afghanistan fell into the hands of the Taliban.
Markey expresses his concerns about women's rights following the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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