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John Tierney: your testimony highlighted the creation of Task Force 2010 and Task Force Shafafiyat. It is a major signal, you say, for…

On the recordSeptember 14, 2011
your testimony highlighted the creation of Task Force 2010 and Task Force Shafafiyat. It is a major signal, you say, for showing how serious you are about attempting to understand all of the problems with corruption that are going on in contracting in Afghanistan.
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John Tierney
Massachusetts

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Tierney emphasizes the importance of new task forces addressing corruption in Afghanistan.

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