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4 April 2002 World Bank Approves $10 Million Grant for Afghanistan

27 March 2002
U.S. Sends Condolences, Emergency Relief to Baghlan Province

26 March 2002
U.S. Agencies Responding To Afghan Earthquake
Defense Department Briefing

22 March 2002
Cooperation Among US, UN, and NGOs Puts Textbooks in Afghan Schools

21 March 2002
Rumsfeld Discusses Five Coalition Tasks in Afghanistan

20 March 2002
Congressional Report: Afghan Aid Package Approved

12 March 2002
U.N. Agency Provides Wheat Seeds for Spring Planting in Afghanistan

11 March 2002
UN Official Says Afghan Women Must Be Priority for Aid

08 March 2002
Humanitarian Issues Are Priority Concern for Bush Administration

04 March 2002
Afghan-American Women's Rights Activist Returns to Kabul
Human Rights "Especially Important" In Aftermath of 9/11
Senator Leahy on Achilles' Heel In Terror War
UN Agency Appeals for Funds for Afghan Health System
Releasing Reports, Powell Underlines Continued Importance of Human Rights

26 February 2002
World Food Program Announces Afghan Rehabilitation Plan

25 February 2002
Defense Department Report: Afghanistan Operations

12 February 2002
Sokolsky and McMillan: "Foreign Aid in Our Own Defense"
Transcript of Defense Department Briefing

11 February 2002
U.S. Wants Engagement, Not Bases, in Central Asia
More than 350 Tons of Medical Supplies Shipped to Afghanistan

08 February 2002
U.S., Russia Reconfirm Cooperation in War Against Terrorism

06 February 2002
U.N. Envoy Says Afghanistan Needs Aid Now

05 February 2002
Jordanian-U.S. Cooperation Brings Healing to Afghanistan
World Food Program Seeks Continued Afghan Food Aid
Measure Suggests Using Foreign Aid as Anti-terrorism Tool

04 February 2002
U.N., Afghan Interim Government Work to Establish Health Agency

29 January 2002
U.S. Agriculture Department Sends Food and Funding to Afghanistan
USAID Outlines Afghan Reconstruction Programs

28 January 2002
Bush Promises "Lasting Partnership" Between U.S., Afghanistan
U.S. Programs to Assist the People of Afghanistan
Planning Begins for Reconstruction of Afghan Health Sector

23 January 2002
Better Health Critical to Afghan Future, WHO Envoy Says

21 January 2002
Powell Announces U.S. Giving $296 Million for Afghan Aid
U.N. Agency Outlines Afghan Health Needs
Afghanistan Needs $39 Million in Food Aid, U.N. Reports

18 January 2002
UN Food Agency Updates Afghanistan Relief Program
U.S. Releases Additional $19 million for Afghan People

17 January 2002
Powell Confident of Afghan Leader Karzai's Authority
Food Stolen from Relief Trucks in Afghanistan

16 January 2002
WFP Launches Phone Network in Afghanistan

15 January 2002
Joint Report Says $15,000 Million Needed for Afghanistan
UN Estimates Afghanistan Needs $15,000 Million Aid Over 10 Years
WHO Cites Development of Medicine Supply System in Afghanistan
Experts Discuss Prospects for Afghanistan Reconstruction

14 January 2002
Lieberman Outlines Long-Term Strategy to Deal with Terrorism

11 January 2002
U.S. Prepares Long-Term Afghan Reconstruction Effort

08 January 2002
IOM Distributes Radios for Afghan Humanitarian Broadcasts
U.S. Involved With Efforts to Improve Afghan Health Crisis

03 January 2002
UN Health Agency Returns Staff to Afghanistan
Relief Organizations Strive to Improve Afghan Health Care
USAID Chief Says Famine Averted in Afghanistan

26 December 2001
World Food Program Increases Aid Deliveries to Afghanistan

20 December 2001
Aid Flow to Afghanistan Accelerates

18 December 2001
OPIC Promotes U.S. Private Investment in Afghanistan
U.S. Sponsors Extensive De-mining Program in Afghanistan

17 December 2001
Major U.S. Grain Shipment Headed to Afghanistan

12 December 2001
Bush Signs Into Law Afghan Women and Children Relief Act
Afghan Women Praise Bill to Help Afghan Women, Children
The End of the Taliban Reign of Terror in Afghanistan

10 December 2001
Natsios Says U.S. Food Assistance to Afghans Is on Track

08 December 2001
Fact Sheet: America's Children's Fund for Afghan Children

07 December 2001
Bush Appoints Special Representative on Mine Action
U.S. Plans to Open Mission in Kabul by December 22

06 December 2001
Toepfer Cites Need to Assess Afghan Environment
Rep. Udall's Remarks on Human Rights and Fighting Terrorism

04 December 2001
Reconstruction Requires Long-Term Commitment

03 December 2001
Africans Help Victims of September 11 Terrorist Attacks
U.N. Food Agency Employs Afghan Women

28 November 2001
Bush, UN Secretary General Discuss Aid to Afghanistan
U.S. Looks to Afghan Talks to Generate Security Proposals
Transcript of State Department Noon Briefing

27 November 2001
House Passes Afghan Women and Children Relief Act of 2001
Powell Lauds Goals of Humanitarian Demining Efforts
World Now More Focused on Poverty Issues, Wolfensohn Says
Dobriansky on Human Rights Dimension of Anti-Terror Campaign
U.S. Works with UNSC on "Smart Sanctions" on Iraq
Post-Taliban Government Should Protect Rights of Women, White House Says
White House Update on Food Deliveries to Afghanistan
Transcript of White House Daily Briefing

26 November 2001
Better Health Key to Afghanistan's Development, WHO Says

23 November 2001
Fact Sheet: U.S. Aid to Afghan People Since Oct 1, 2001

22 November 2001
Fact Sheet on Al Qaeda and Taliban Atrocities

20 November 2001
Famine Still Threatens Afghanistan, USAID Director Says

19 November 2001
Fact Sheet: U.S. Humanitarian Activities in Afghanistan
Powell and Dobriansky on Afghan Women's Crucial Role

16 November 2001
First Lady to Address Taliban Abuses Against Women

15 November 2001
Senate Passes Afghan Women and Children Relief Act
U.S. Military Support Accelerates Delivery Of Aid

14 November 2001
Transcript of Department of Defense Briefing
Bush Expresses Gratitude for Rescue of Aid Workers
U.S. Contributes Additional $4 Million for Afghan Assistance
USAID Says Food Being Distributed to Hungry Afghans

13 November 2001
Fact Sheet: WFP Trucks in Afghanistan Hit By Shrapnel
Resolution Says Afghan Women to Help Rebuild Country
USAID's Natsios in Uzbekistan on Aid for Afghanistan

12 November 2001
Uzbekistan to Arrange Humanitarian Aid by River Barge

10 November 2001

Humanitarian Assistance Coming Through Uzbekistan for Afghans

09 November 2001

UNHCR to Open New Refugee Camps in Pakistan
Human Rights Essential to War on Terrorism, U.S. Tells OSCE

08 November 2001

USAID Delivers Food Stores to Last through Afghan Winter

07 November 2001

Resolution Urges Protection of Women's Rights in Afghanistan
Fact Sheet: UN Agency Develops Operating Plan for Afghanistan

06 November 2001

World Health Organization Reports on Mental Health in Afghanistan
Pakistan to Receive $73 Million in Emergency Supplemental Aid

05 November 2001

UNHCR Reports Overflow in Afghan Refugee Camps

03 November 2001

Excerpt: UN Briefing on Food Deliveries in Afghanistan, Nov. 3

02 November 2001

USAID to Give $8.2 Million in Immediate Aid to Afghanistan
UNHCR Briefing on Afghanistan Humanitarian Situation

01 November 2001

Central Asian Governments Support Afghan Relief Effort
USAID Cites Continued Security Problems in Afghanistan
USAID's Natsios On Humanitarian Efforts in Afghanistan
U.S. Urges Afghan Neighbors to Prepare For Refugees

31 October 2001

White House Says Taliban Biggest Obstacle to Getting Aid to Afghans
Transcript of White House Daily Briefing
Looting of Aid Agencies in Afghanistan Increases

30 October 2001

Secretary Mineta on U.S. Transportation Security
Combating Terrorism Through Immigration Policies
Fact Sheet: Refugee Numbers Mount As Taliban Seizes Food Aid
Transcript of State Department Briefing
UN Urges Pakistan To Admit Refugees

29 October 2001

Fact Sheet: USAID's Central Asian Emergency Report, Oct. 29
WHO Describes Afghan Health Threats

26 October 2001

Afghanistan Neighbors Helpful With Relief, USAID Official Says
U.S. Disbursement of $18.1 Million for Afghanistan Aid
Powell Attacks Terrorists as Threat to Civilization

25 October 2001

UN Food Agency Warns of Famine in Afghanistan
U.S. Statement to OSCE Permanent Council on Red Cross
Relief Agencies Report on Aid Getting Into Afghanistan
Fact Sheet: USAID on 'Complex Emergency' in Central Asia
Transcript of White House Daily Briefing
Transcript of Defense Department Briefing
Relief Bill for Afghan Women, Children Put on Senate Calendar

24 October 2001

USAID Announces More Grants to Afghanistan
Defense Dept. Says Taliban May Attempt to Poison Afghan Food Aid
Fact Sheet: Humanitarian Aid to the Afghan People as of 10/24
USAID Awards $26.5 Million in Grants For Afghanistan

23 October 2001


22 October 2001

USAID Administrator Natsios on Humanitarian Aid to Afghanistan U.S. Aid Flows to Afghanistan; Refugee Numbers Increase
U.S. Contributes $10 Million More for Afghan Aid

19 October 2001

Grossman on War Against Terrorism

18 October 2001

Taliban Loots, Attacks Relief Organizations in Afghanistan
Resolution on Afghanistan's Need for Humanitarian Assistance

17 October 2001

Taliban Seizes UN Grain Warehouses in Kabul and Kandahar
EU Declares Solidarity with U.S.; Aid to Afghanistan is Priority

16 October 2001

USAID's Natsios Announces $38.5 Million in Aid for Afghan People
U.S. Children Showing Compassion for Children in Afghanistan, Says Bush

15 October 2001

UN Security Council Demands Taliban Stop Blocking Aid Shipments
Human Smugglers Newest Threat to Afghan Refugees

15 October 2001

Fact Sheet: Humanitarian Aid to the Afghan People
Afghan Refugee Movement Limited So Far

12 October 2001

U.S., Uzbekistan Cooperate to Aid Afghan People, Fight Terrorism

11 October 2001

Bush Establishes American Children's Fund for Afghan Children
USAID Head Stresses Urgency of Aid Delivery to Afghanistan

10 October 2001

Rocca Blames Taliban for Humanitarian Disaster in Afghanistan
Overland Food Shipments Arrive in Afghanistan
WFP Announces Increased Food Deliveries to Afghanistan
USAID Chief Natsios Details U.S. Humanitarian Response
Kreczko on U.S., International Support for Afghan Refugees

09 October 2001

Rumsfeld, Myers Detail Targets Struck, Food Delivered
Fact Sheet: Humanitarian Aid to the Afghan People

08 October 2001

UN Security Council Is Still United in the Fight Against Terrorism

07 October 2001

DoD Statement on U.S. Humanitarian Relief Mission to Afghanistan
U.S. Food Airdrops Will Continue As Long As Needed

06 October 2001

President Bush's Radio Address to the Nation
Afghan Forum: Donors Promise $600 Million in New Aid

04 October 2001

Bush Administration Pledges Further Aid to Afghanistan
Bush Says U.S. Giving Millions More in Food Aid to Afghan People
Fact Sheet: U.S. Announces $320 Million in Aid to Afghanistan
USAID Reports on Afghan Emergency

02 October 2001

Rep. Kaptur Stresses Urgency of Food Aid for Afghanistan

28 September 2001

Fact Sheet: USAID's Emergency Report on Afghanistan

27 September 2001

U.S. Works to End Suffering of Afghan Refugees
U.S. Preparing More Humanitarian Assistance for Afghan People

26 September 2001

UNHCR Prepares for Influx of Afghan Refugees to other Countries

20 September 2001

Fact Sheet: U.S. Humanitarian Assistance for Afghanistan
U.S. Assistance to Afghans Tops $170 Million in FY'01
Fact Sheet: USAID Reports on Current Situation in Afghanistan



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