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On the recordJanuary 14, 2020
I, like many of my colleagues, recently visited our armed forces in Afghanistan and had the opportunity to meet with many of our men and women who are working on training special forces and Afghan pilots.
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Joaquin Castro
Democratic · Texas

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Castro reflects on his visit to U.S. forces in Afghanistan and their training efforts.

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