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Ben Cardin: “If Afghanistan, with or without the Taliban, wants to be a country that is respected globally and does not want to be a…”

On the recordApril 26, 2021
If Afghanistan, with or without the Taliban, wants to be a country that is respected globally and does not want to be a pariah state, then they are going to live up to their commitments on anti-terrorism and on human rights.
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Ben Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

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Cardin emphasizes the need for Afghanistan to uphold commitments to avoid becoming a pariah state.

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