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On the recordSeptember 18, 2019
After 18 years of U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan, the country stands in a bloody stalemate.
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Abigail Spanberger
Democratic · Virginia

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Spanberger highlights the ongoing conflict and its toll on American lives.

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