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Tim Kaine: “Corruption is a bigger threat, existential threat, to Afghan society than security challenges are.”

On the recordJanuary 15, 2014
Corruption is a bigger threat, existential threat, to Afghan society than security challenges are.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Kaine highlights corruption as a major threat to Afghanistan, overshadowing security issues.

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