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Hamid Karzai: The risks are that Afghanistan will go back into the hands of terrorists, into chaos, into despair. And we are not going…

On the recordDecember 8, 2003
The risks are that Afghanistan will go back into the hands of terrorists, into chaos, into despair. And we are not going to allow that.
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Hamid Karzai

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Hamid Karzai emphasizes the dangers facing Afghanistan and his commitment to preventing a return to chaos and terrorism.

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