Long-term remedies for Afghanistan needed
The Pentagon's shift from bombing Afghanistan to rebuilding it recognizes that although much has been done to provide emergency food and shelter for Afghans, longer-lasting remedies are needed. Doubling to more than 300 the number of civil affairs troops dispatched to bases around the country would allow for the building of more roads, bridges and schools.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has pleaded for months for troops from the 19-nation International Security Assistance Force to be stationed in cities other than Kabul. Broadening the presence of the force would protect villagers, let relief agencies work without fear of attack and counteract warlords who continue to resist the central government's control.
Karzai also is trying to get nations that promised billions of dollars to come up with the money to help reconstruct the country. Expanding the international force, which does not include U.S. personnel, would provide protection for U.S. Agency for International Development teams to undertake large-scale projects such as building power plants and clearing waterways, supplementing the work of military engineers carrying out smaller projects. ...
An important part of reconstruction will be funneling foreign aid through the Kabul government and letting it do the hiring of contractors and nongovernmental organizations to dig wells, repave streets, repair power plants. ...
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