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Article: A test of commitment.(Editorials)(Money, not words, needed to rebuild Afghanistan)(Editorial)
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- The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)
- Article date:
- January 19, 2002
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Byline: The Register-Guard
On a visit to the war-ravaged capital of Afghanistan this week, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell received a gentle but urgent reminder from the country's interim leader, Hamid Karzai. ``In all our meetings with the Afghan people, they ask us - `Is the United States committed? Will they stay with us?' ' Karzai told Powell.
Powell responded by pledging that the United States will make "a significant contribution" to the estimated $15 billion cost of rebuilding Afghanistan's shattered infrastructure and institutions.
It's doubtful Powell needed much convincing from Karzai after his visit to Afghanistan, where the ...