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On the recordApril 9, 2024
the most imminent threat to the U.S. homeland, and our citizens abroad, as well as our allies, may well be the reconstituted terrorist factions that have grown since our abandonment of Afghanistan.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Senator Collins warns about the rise of terrorist threats post-Afghanistan withdrawal.

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