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To: LindyBill who wrote (76699)	2/23/2003 6:16:25 AM
From: Bill Ulrich	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

re: Afghanistan GDP Newer estimates from the Asian Development Bank put it at $6.9B just prior to the demise of the Taliban. Given the war, ADB suggests $4.5B for 2002. This is relevant: "At the Second Meeting of the Afghanistan Reconstruction Steering Group, concluded in Tokyo in early 2002, the international community addressed the country’s urgent development needs, pledging a total of $4.5 billion in external assistance, including $1.8 billion for 2002" adb.org Assuming current targets, by end of 2004, the US alone, will have provided about $1.4B in direct aid to Afg. (period: 2001-2004)

To: LindyBill who wrote (76699)	2/24/2003 1:35:21 AM
From: Dayuhan	Respond to of 281500

The figures Bill posted sound a lot more reasonable to me, as far as Afghan GNP goes. I think I have a fair handle on the abilities and disabilities of the aid community, something I've spent a good bit of time observing. What do you think of our efforts right now to fight the Muslim Guerillas in the Southern Philippines by sending troops?--As if I could not guess!---Do you think the local politics involved could cause problems? Had a bit to say on that one already today: Message 18619014 The local politics could cause problems, especially since the folks back home have developed a terminal case of foot-in-mouth disease....