Mr. Speaker I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker. more than a million Afghans died and 5 million became refugees during the battle that was a turning point in the Cold War. They brought down the Soviet empire. Their courage and sacrifice reaped a harvest of peace and plenty for the Western world. However. in Afghanistan. the war never ended. The social and political fabric of that ancient culture remains in chaos. People today in Afghanistan are dying from both violence and starvation. House Concurrent Resolution 156 introduced by the gentlewoman from New York urges the President to.
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