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Claire McCaskill: We have spent about $11 billion recently on the ANSF, when the entire gross domestic product (GDP) of Afghanistan is $16…

On the recordOctober 18, 2011
We have spent about $11 billion recently on the ANSF, when the entire gross domestic product (GDP) of Afghanistan is $16 billion.
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Claire McCaskill
Democratic · Missouri

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Discussing the financial sustainability of Afghan National Security Forces.

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