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On the recordOctober 29, 2017
The U.S. military is currently taking direct action against the following individuals and groups under the authority of the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF): al-Qaeda; the Taliban; certain other terrorist or insurgent groups affiliated with al-Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan; al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula; al-Shabaab; al-Qaeda in Syria; and ISIS.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Tim Kaine outlines groups targeted by U.S. military under the 2001 AUMF.

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