Afghanistan Picture

Human Rights Mixed Picture Emerges on Global Human Rights Practices ... [Read More]

Reconstruction and Rebuilding Efforts in Afghanistan

And I think this woman is -- works for one of the aid agencies, but it's -- I haven't got a clear readout on exactly who she is, but I thought it was an appropriate picture to end it. ...

This is a picture of the United Nations Mine Action Center, which has been around for years. It's the largest employer, sadly, in Afghanistan. The most effective UN de-mining operation in the world is in Afghanistan. The State Department is the primarily funder of that but AID put, just recently, $2 million in to have them de-mine the road that we're building from Kabul to Kandahar to Herat because, of course, we can't rebuild the road if there are mines in it. And you see here some of the ordnance that's been discovered being blown up. ... [Read More]

Future of Afghanistan

Mr. Chairman: I am pleased to have this opportunity to testify before the Committee on Foreign Relations in my capacity as U.S. Coordinator for the Future of Afghanistan.Our aims in Afghanistan are well known to the American people and this Committee.  We seek to bring about an Afghanistan that is free of terrorists, that no longer is a source of poppy, and that allows its citizens -- including an estimated five million refugees and an unknown number of internally displaced persons -- to return to their homes and live normal lives in which opportunity comes to ... [Read More]

U.S. First Lady Laura Bush's Trip to Afghanistan

So that visual image, if you could just try to picture this, this visual image of this workshop. It looked almost like a stable of Bethlehem. I mean, a very basic lean-to, almost. And in one room, literally, with the benches and the board for the literacy and a courtyard with another room where they had the sawhorses out and the women were there making doorframes and shelves. And you could see the doorframes that they were finishing and you thought they're literally -- women are literally getting their hands into the rebuilding of Afghanistan. ... [Read More]

Rebuilding Afghanistan Archive - US Department of State
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Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002: Cover Notes and Definitions

Providing a global picture of assistance in Afghanistan is a daunting task. Differences in timelines for implementation, fluctuating exchange rates, varied definitions of basic terminology (obligate, allocate, commit, disburse), subjective valuations attached to in-kind donations or infrastructure projects, and inconsistent reporting all make obtaining precise figures difficult. Nonetheless, overall trends are clear. ... [Read More]

Department of State Washington File: Fact Sheet: UN Agency Develops Operating Plan for Afghanistan

The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) has developed a 30-day Operational Emergency Assistance Plan to enhance NGO [nongovernmental organization] and U.N. agency planning for humanitarian operations in Afghanistan as well as assistance to Afghan refugees. The plan is designed to create a complete picture of estimated needs inside Afghanistan; a complete picture of which organizations are operating in what areas and sectors; an accountability tool for monitoring performance and achievements; and a mechanism for identifying which areas are inaccessible and why. The plan will be implemented on a 30-day rolling basis, with the first period spanning November 12 through December 12, 2001. ... [Read More]

Afghanistan Freedom Support Reports

Providing a global picture of assistance in Afghanistan is a daunting task. Differences in timelines for implementation, fluctuating exchange rates, varied definitions of basic terminology (obligate, allocate, commit) and inconsistent reporting all make obtaining precise figures difficult. Nonetheless, trends are clear. ... [Read More]