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July 5, 2017

Delegation of Senators in Afghanistan Demand Trump Fill Diplomatic Vacancies
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A delegation of senators, including Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth
Warren, Arizona Senator John Mc Cain, South Carolina Senator Lindsey
Graham and Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, visited Afghanistan
over the July 4th weekend. The group demanded President Trump fill
vacant embassy and State Department positions in Afghanistan, amid what
the Pentagon calls a mounting military crisis. The Trump administration
has not yet even appointed an ambassador to Afghanistan.


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