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Lindsey Graham: There is no legal authority for the United States Forces in Afghanistan to hold someone under United States control as…

On the recordJanuary 20, 2016
There is no legal authority for the United States Forces in Afghanistan to hold someone under United States control as an enemy combatant.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Graham asserts the lack of legal authority for detaining combatants in Afghanistan.

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