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Ed Markey: “I am angered that after 20 years of American investment in an Afghan security force dramatically larger than the…”

On the recordSeptember 13, 2021
I am angered that after 20 years of American investment in an Afghan security force dramatically larger than the Taliban, dramatically better equipped than the Taliban, that security force just melted away and failed.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey criticizes the failure of the Afghan security forces despite U.S. investment.

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