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From the Ted Talk by Margaret Bourdeaux: Why civilians suffer more once a war is over

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That is exactly what ________ in Afghanistan. One of the unsung and untold success stories of our nation-building effort in ___________ involved the World Bank in 2002 investing _______ in identifying, training and promoting _______ health sector leaders. These health sector leaders have ______ off an incredible feat in Afghanistan. They have aggressively increased ______ to health care for the majority of the population. They are _______ improving the health status of the Afghan population, which used to be the worst in the world. In fact, the Afghan Ministry of Health does things that I wish we would do in America. They use things like data to make policy. It's __________.

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  6. happened
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  8. pulled

Original Text

That is exactly what happened in Afghanistan. One of the unsung and untold success stories of our nation-building effort in Afghanistan involved the World Bank in 2002 investing heavily in identifying, training and promoting Afghani health sector leaders. These health sector leaders have pulled off an incredible feat in Afghanistan. They have aggressively increased access to health care for the majority of the population. They are rapidly improving the health status of the Afghan population, which used to be the worst in the world. In fact, the Afghan Ministry of Health does things that I wish we would do in America. They use things like data to make policy. It's incredible.

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