Twenty-five years of war have devastated the economy, institutions, and people of Afghanistan. The U.S. Government, NATO, and several international partners have combined forces and resources to support the Afghan government in a civilian-military effort to secure and rebuild the country and combat terrorism.
With the people of Afghanistan as its mission, USAID, as part of the overall U.S. Government effort, is helping Afghans gain the capacity and resources to take charge of their own future and development. President Obama’s Afghanistan-Pakistan strategy and the “Afghan First” initiative both call for empowering Afghan institutions to take the leading role in the development and reconstruction of the country. As long-term development cannot take hold in an unstable environment, USAID also supports the joint Afghan-U.S. Government Counterinsurgency (COIN) Strategy to provide rapid-response programs that improve lives and livelihoods throughout Afghanistan’s most volatile areas.
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