The war in Afghanistan hit a deadly milestone last week with the death toll of American soldiers hitting two thousand. South Dakota Senator John Thune says despite that, the war is being overshadowed…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2012/08/John-Thune-827a.mp3|titles=John Thune 827a]Thune says the US still has to make sure that country does not become a sanctuary again for international terrorism…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2012/08/John-Thune-827b.mp3|titles=John Thune 827b]Thune says training Afghan forces to protect their own country, with US support seems to be the best strategy…
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Thune says he expects the issue to come up again when Congress returns to Washington after Labor Day.