Afghanistan: U.S. Foreign Assistance
Abstract
The U.S. program of assistance to Afghanistan is intended to stabilize and strengthen the Afghan economic, social, political, and security environment so as to blunt popular support for extremist forces in the region. Since 2001, nearly $38 billion has been appropriated toward this effort. More than half of U.S. assistance -- roughly 54% -- has gone to security programs, mostly the training and equipping of Afghan forces. Another 32% has gone to development and humanitarian-related activities from infrastructure to private sector support. About 5% has been targeted at governance and democratization efforts. More than 9% has been directed to counternarcotics programs. Key U.S. agencies providing aid are the Department of Defense (56% of aid), the Agency for International Development (28%), the Department of State (14%), and the Department of Agriculture (1%). In June 2009, Congress approved the FY2009 supplemental appropriations (P.L. 111-32, H.R. 2346), closely following the Administration request for Afghanistan aid. The legislation provides $861 million for the Economic Support Fund (ESF); $133 million for the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INCLE) account; $3.6 billion for the Afghan Security Forces Fund (ASFF); and $453 million for the Commander's Emergency Response Program (CERP), the latter to be shared with Iraq. On May 7, 2009, the Administration submitted an FY2010 budget request to Congress. It would provide $2.8 billion in economic assistance under the State, Foreign Operations budget, mostly composed of $2.2 billion in ESF and $450 million in INCLE funds. This report provides a "big picture" overview of the U.S. aid program and congressional action. It describes what various aid agencies report they are doing in Afghanistan. It does not address the effectiveness of their programs. It will be updated as events warrant.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 14, 2009
- Accession Number
- ADA502679
Entities
People
- Curt Tarnoff
Organizations
- Library of Congress