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On the recordFebruary 3, 2016
I know my time is expired, Mr. Chairman, but if I could just ask him to follow up on the other part of my question, which is, Are we contributing at all, in terms of direct assistance, to a counter-ISIL, a counter-Taliban message to the people of Afghanistan, that's organized?
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Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic · New Hampshire

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Shaheen inquires about U.S. assistance against ISIL and Taliban in Afghanistan.

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