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On the recordJanuary 5, 2020
It is a war crime. And to be learning from the Taliban about destroying cultural sites is unbelievable.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Senator Sanders agrees with a colleague that targeting civilians and cultural sites is a war crime.

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