Ben Cardin actually said...

"What happened in Kunduz obviously was a major concern."

"I do not think we are going to make progress in Afghanistan unless we really have changes in anticorruption activities."

"Part of the challenge of being a development professional in a place like Afghanistan is making sure that the important initiatives that are done to achieve short-term gains correspond with and suppor..."

"I agree with the chairman. I found your written testimony and your presentations here to be very, very helpful for us to truly understand the challenges that we have in Afghanistan."