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Joe Manchin: “President Karzai insisted the United States must jumpstart peace talks with the Taliban insurgency and end raids and…”

On the recordFebruary 26, 2014
President Karzai insisted the United States must jumpstart peace talks with the Taliban insurgency and end raids and strikes before he signs the BSA.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

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Manchin discusses Karzai's conditions for signing the Bilateral Security Agreement.

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