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To: Sun Tzu who wrote (168771)	8/11/2005 10:49:20 PM
From: bentway	Respond to of 281500

Gee, no mention of the resurgence of the poppy-opium-heroin trade almost elmiminated by the Taliban! I think the only "product" I've personally ever used from Afghanistan was some hashish I smoked a very long time ago...

To: Sun Tzu who wrote (168771)	8/11/2005 10:50:22 PM
From: Sun Tzu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Afghanistan and broken promises By Hooman Peimani May 27, 2003 ...Not only has Afghanistan's reconstruction not begun in a meaningful way, the amount of available foreign aid has been less than the financial assistance promised in the January 2002 Tokyo conference. The donors participating in that conference pledged over $4.5 billion towards Afghanistan's reconstruction to be provided to the Afghan government over five years. However, most of the pledged assistance will most likely not be honored. This became evident in 2002 as only about 50 percent of the promised amount ($1.8 billion) for that year actually reached Afghanistan... atimes.com