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India-Pakistan
US envoy says aid to Pakistan will not be cut
2006-06-16
ISLAMABAD - The United States will not scale back its aid commitment to Islamabad, the US ambassador said on Thursday, following media reports that Congress had proposed cuts over PakistanÂ’s democracy and rights record.

US ambassador Ryan Crocker said there would be no cut to the full amount promised in 2003 -- $3 billion over five years up to 2009. “We are a democracy, unlike you guys, Congress has its views, but I would like to make very clear that this administration is totally committed to providing the full amount,” Crocker said following a signing ceremony for an agreement on $200 million in budgetary support.
So we won't cut your aid ... this year.
Some US officials and most informed American citizens say Pakistan is not doing enough to stop Taleban insurgents from using areas on the Pakistan side of the Afghan border to launch attacks on US and other troops in Afghanistan.

Half of the $3 billion promised in 2003 was economic assistance and half was military aid.
Posted by:Steve White

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