TY - BOOK AU - Tarnoff,Curt TI - Afghanistan : : U.S. foreign assistance / AV - Pamphlet UA853. A3. PY - 2010/// CY - [Place of publication not identified] : PB - Congressional Research Service (CRS), KW - National security KW - Afghanistan KW - Military assistance, American KW - Internal security KW - Afghanistan. KW - Peace-building KW - Postwar reconstruction KW - Afghanistan KW - Military policy KW - Foreign relations KW - United States KW - Politics and government KW - 2001- N1 - Cover title. “August 12, 2010”. “Congressional Research Service”—at head of title ; Contents: Introduction—U.S. assistance programs—Humanitarian assistance programs—Congress and U.S. assistance—Tables—Contacts N2 - Summary: “The U.S. program of assistance to Afghanistan is intended to stabilize and strengthen the Afghan economic, social political, and security environment so as to blunt popular support for extremist forces in the region. Since 2001, nearly $52 billion has been appropriated toward this effort. More than half of U.S. assistance…”—summary page ER -