Nation Building in Afghanistan, How about your own country, Mr. President
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The United States will make $1.3 billion available for a program that rewards Afghanistan’s anti-Taliban militias with development money, according to unnamed officials quoted in The Guardian.
The $1.3 billion in development funds for militias and warlords adds to US spending in Afghanistan, which totals $3.6 billion per month. That cost could rise even more, if President Obama decides to escalate the war and send more US troops as predicted.
The US program, known as Community Defense Initiative, is already in place in 14 areas of Afghanistan. According to The New York Times, CDI is one of the most ambitious and riskiest plans to counter the Taliban:
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