From: EurasiaDigest (digest@eurasianet.org)
Date: Wed Feb 01 2006 - 11:45:27 EST
U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE HAILS 'MONUMENTAL ACHIEVEMENT' IN AFGHANISTAN
Speaking at the London conference on Afghanistan on 31 January, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called Afghanistan's ongoing transformation a "monumental achievement" of the 21st century, according to the U.S. State Department's website (http://www.state.gov). Rice lauded Afghans and their leadership, as well as international efforts, for the transformation of Afghanistan "from tyranny to democracy." The first day of the conference produced some $2 billion in pledges for Afghanistan, including the U.S. administration's plan to ask Congress for $1.1 billion in new funding in 2007, BBC reported. AT
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