Rep. McCollum Statement on Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan
August 16, 2021
August 16, 2021
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following statement on Aug. 15, 2021:
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Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) released the following statement today after the Taliban's capture of Kabul, Afghanistan.
"With the Taliban's capture of Kabul, we are witnessing a human disaster for the Afghan people and the culmination of a two-decade bipartisan political and strategic failure of American leadership.
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Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) released the following statement today after the Taliban's capture of Kabul, Afghanistan.
"With the Taliban's capture of Kabul, we are witnessing a human disaster for the Afghan people and the culmination of a two-decade bipartisan political and strategic failure of American leadership.
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