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On the recordJanuary 20, 2015
The President has announced a plan to withdraw United States forces completely from Afghanistan by the end of 2016.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Kaine discusses the timeline for U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.

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