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Kirsten Gillibrand: “I often hear that the reason to continue to be in Afghanistan is the threat that al Qaeda and the Taliban will exploit…”

On the recordMarch 14, 2011
I often hear that the reason to continue to be in Afghanistan is the threat that al Qaeda and the Taliban will exploit the weak state to mount attacks on our Homeland.
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Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic · New York

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Addressing concerns about terrorism threats from Afghanistan.

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