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Chris Van Hollen: “That deal was built on a set of lies, chief among them that the Taliban would sever their connection with al-Qaeda.”

On the recordNovember 16, 2021
That deal was built on a set of lies, chief among them that the Taliban would sever their connection with al-Qaeda.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Van Hollen criticizes the Trump administration's deal with the Taliban.

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