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On the recordMay 11, 2023
Are you concerned about the fact that the weapons that the Americans gave to the Security Forces could now be turned against us and our Western allies in a terrorist attack?
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine
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Collins questions the potential misuse of U.S. weapons left in Afghanistan.

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