On the recordMarch 24, 2015
The notion of a country that's gone from a 44-year-old life expectancy to a 61- or 62-year-old life expectancy in 15 years, I mean, it--there's just no precedent in human history for that.
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Kaine highlights significant improvements in Afghan life expectancy as a success story.
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