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John Tierney: But there weren't. The reports that we are getting is that there was so much corruption that sometimes they were getting…

On the recordSeptember 11, 2012
But there weren't. The reports that we are getting is that there was so much corruption that sometimes they were getting altered pharmaceuticals or fake pharmaceuticals, and that they weren't getting the kind of treatment that you had hoped to get by providing the resources.
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John Tierney
Massachusetts

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Tierney questions the effectiveness of funds given to Afghanistan amid reports of corruption.

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