afghanistan

afghanistanSec. 623. Of the funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act, not less than $1,057,050,000 should be made available for assistance for Afghanistan: Provided, That of the funds made available pursuant to this section, $3,000,000 should be made available for reforestation activities: Provided further, That funds made available pursuant to the previous proviso should be matched, to the maximum extent possible, with contributions from American and Afghan businesses: Provided further, That of the funds allocated for assistance for Afghanistan from this Act not less than $75,000,000 shall be made available to support programs that directly address the needs of Afghan women and girls, including for the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission, the Afghan Ministry of Women’s Affairs, and for women-led nonprofit organizations in Afghanistan: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated by this Act that are available for Afghanistan, $20,000,000 should be made available through United States universities to develop agriculture extension services for Afghan farmers, $2,000,000 should be made available for a United States contribution to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization/International Security Assistance Force Post-Operations Humanitarian Relief Fund, and not less than $10,000,000 should be made available for continued support of the United States Agency for International Development’s Afghan Civilian Assistance Program.