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Jeanne Shaheen: They want their kids to go to school. Taliban don't believe in that.

On the recordFebruary 3, 2016
They want their kids to go to school. Taliban don't believe in that.
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Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic · New Hampshire

Editor's note · Context

Shaheen highlights the Afghan people's desire for education, contrasting it with Taliban beliefs.

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