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On the recordSeptember 21, 2020
I applaud the success in getting some kind of peace arrangement, but I think we've got to be clear-eyed that the likelihood is the Taliban will be in charge, that country will continue to be very impoverished, and the instability in that region continues.
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Peter Welch
Democratic · Vermont

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Welch acknowledges peace efforts but warns of Taliban control and ongoing instability.

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