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Ben Cardin: “Governance is extremely important and the corruption issue I would point out I think we have not taken aggressive enough…”

On the recordJuly 10, 2013
Governance is extremely important and the corruption issue I would point out I think we have not taken aggressive enough steps during these years to give a better opportunity for good governance.
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Ben Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

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Cardin highlights the importance of governance and addressing corruption in Afghanistan.

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