{ "id": "RL31355", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "number": "RL31355", "active": false, "source": "EveryCRSReport.com, University of North Texas Libraries Government Documents Department", "versions": [ { "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "id": 101149, "date": "2002-09-20", "retrieved": "2016-05-24T20:04:30.099941", "title": "Afghanistan's Path to Reconstruction: Obstacles, Challenges, and Issues for Congress", "summary": "For the past 22 years, Afghanistan has been embroiled in conflict. Humanitarian assistance \nprograms have been a key part of the overall multilateral effort to relieve human suffering and assist\nrefugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs). Since September 11, 2001, while actions are still\nbeing taken to eliminate Taliban and Al Qaeda forces and others supporting terrorism, the needs have\nonly become more urgent.\n The case of Afghanistan may present a special category of crisis, in which the United States and\nothers play a significant role in the war on terrorism while simultaneously providing humanitarian\nand reconstruction assistance to the innocent civilians caught in the crossfire. Moreover, the\nconditions in Afghanistan represent a challenging mix of infrastructure destruction, ongoing security\nconcerns, and humanitarian needs requiring an immediate response. So far, the international\ncommunity has recognized that large amounts of aid and resources will be required in the\nreconstruction effort. In addition, a long-term commitment will be necessary to ensure a stable,\ndemocratic Afghanistan emerges and will not fall prey to the twin evils of drugs and terrorism.\n While continuing to hunt down Al Qaeda forces within Afghanistan, transitional and\nreconstruction assistance has also moved ahead. An examination of the progress of reconstruction\nefforts and aid priorities in the last year reveals the complexity of the tasks ahead and raises\nquestions about the the long-term role to be played by the United States. Congress may continue\nto look at the contributions by and responsibilities of key allies partnering in the efforts within\nAfghanistan. The current operating environment demonstrates ongoing challenges for the\ngovernment and people of Afghanistan and for the international community, such as security issues,\npopulation movements, food security, environment and infrastructure, health, and education. While\nthe international donors conference in January 2001 indicated a strong willingness on the part of the\ninternational community to assist in the restoration of Afghanistan, it also revealed the cost could\namount to more than $15 billion over the next decade. A total of $1.8 billion was pledged for 2002,\nalthough some pledges have not yet been fulfilled.\n The many moving parts of the war on terrorism coupled with the uncertainty of developments\nwithin Afghanistan make long-term planning and exit strategies impossible at this stage. Still, of\npotential, immediate interest to Congress are security concerns, support of the transitional\nadministration, oversight and coordination of aid projects, and the plight of women and children.", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "active": false, "formats": [ { "format": "HTML", "encoding": "utf-8", "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/RL31355", "sha1": "5189f2c51cb93102fc64b1777dc6b9b280808807", "filename": "files/20020920_RL31355_5189f2c51cb93102fc64b1777dc6b9b280808807.html", "images": null }, { "format": "PDF", "encoding": null, "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/pdf/RL31355", "sha1": "40206a11a716d5fe418368bc20eef34345fc8aee", "filename": "files/20020920_RL31355_40206a11a716d5fe418368bc20eef34345fc8aee.pdf", "images": null } ], "topics": [] }, { "source": "University of North Texas Libraries Government Documents Department", "sourceLink": "https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs3323/", "id": "RL31355 2002-05-17", "date": "2002-05-17", "retrieved": "2005-06-12T02:11:38", "title": "Afghanistan's Path to Reconstruction: Obstacles, Challenges, and Issues for Congress", "summary": "Once hostilities end in Afghanistan and the Afghan phase of the war on terrorism starts to wind down, reconstruction efforts will begin in earnest. International attention will likely turn to Afghanistan\u2019s short- and medium-term future, raising questions between the United States and its allies about division of labor, burdensharing, and exit strategies. 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