Evaluating U.S. Foreign Assistance to Afghanistan – A Majority Staff Report Prepared for the Use of the Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate, 112th Congress, First Session, June 8, 2011
“Today, the United States spends more on foreign aid in Afghanistan than in any other country, including Iraq. After 10 years and roughly $18.8 billion in foreign aid, we have achieved some real successes. There has been a sevenfold increase in the number of children attending school and significant improvements in health care. But we should have no illusions. Serious challenges remain that will prevent us from achieving our goals unless they are addressed…other actors, such as the U.S. military or other donors. The theme echoed throughout this report is that our strategies and projects should meet the conditions of being necessary, achievable, and sustainable before funding is allocated. The report describes how these principles have been applied in practice through the cases of the National Solidarity Program and Basic Package of Health Services (Case Study A) and the ongoing effort to improve sub-national governance through the Performance-Based Governors Fund (Case Study B).”
See also the National Priorities Project – Cost of War Counters: Cost of War to the United States; Cost of War in Iraq; Cost of War in Afghanistan
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