The US Senate voted on April 1 to boost aid to Pakistan by $4 billion next year, according to Daily Times. As the US lawmakers continued work on a $3.5 trillion budget blueprint for the upcoming fiscal year, Senator John Kerry, a Democrat, won adoption of a $4 billion increase next year in aid to Pakistan. Earlier, the Associated Press had reported that the Obama administration plans to seek as much as $3 billion over the next five years to train and equip Pakistan’s military and is considering sending 10,000 more troops to battle the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Friday, April 3, 2009
US Senate approves $4bn increase in aid to Pakistan
The US Senate voted on April 1 to boost aid to Pakistan by $4 billion next year, according to Daily Times. As the US lawmakers continued work on a $3.5 trillion budget blueprint for the upcoming fiscal year, Senator John Kerry, a Democrat, won adoption of a $4 billion increase next year in aid to Pakistan. Earlier, the Associated Press had reported that the Obama administration plans to seek as much as $3 billion over the next five years to train and equip Pakistan’s military and is considering sending 10,000 more troops to battle the Taliban in Afghanistan.
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How do you feel about this development, Baktash?
Personally I wonder if this is a good thing for Afghanistan.
It doesn't seem so.
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