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Kay Hagan: “Financial incentives alone are not sufficient to reconcile with low-level Taliban fighters because they will be subject…”

On the recordJune 14, 2010
Financial incentives alone are not sufficient to reconcile with low-level Taliban fighters because they will be subject to brutal retaliation against themselves and their families.
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Kay Hagan
Democratic · North Carolina

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Hagan argues that financial incentives won't ensure safety for Taliban fighters switching sides.

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