Indeed. he has raised the standing of the alliance as a political body and a legitimate entity in the eyes of many nations in the world. Mr. President. the struggle of the Afghan people is by now well known to the people of our own country. Before the Soviets invaded in 1979 there were approximately 15 million persons living in Afghanistan. Today. approximately onethird of that number. 5 million. have fled their country. living in exile. They today constitute the largest single group of refugees in the world. In addition to those who fled. nearly 1 million of the 15 million have been killed or wounded. That includes women and children.
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