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Joe Manchin: “President Karzai just endorsed the code of conduct that allows husbands to beat wives, encourages segregation of the…”

On the recordMarch 21, 2012
President Karzai just endorsed the code of conduct that allows husbands to beat wives, encourages segregation of the sexes, reduces the rights of women in divorce cases.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

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Manchin criticizes Afghan policies affecting women's rights.

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