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Afghanistan fundraising goal eludes as US heads to NATO summit
Source: Reuters
Afghanistan fundraising goal eludes as US heads to NATO summit
Fri May 18, 2012 1:54pm EDT
By Missy Ryan
WASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) - On the eve of this weekend's NATO summit, the United States remains short of its goal of raising $1.3 billion in security funds from its partners in Afghanistan, after a money-raising blitz failed to garner immediate contributions from allies coping with fiscal and political pressures.
Who will pay for Afghanistan's future security will be central when President Barack Obama hosts leaders from NATO and other nations in his hometown of Chicago for the May 20-21 summit that will outline the Western path out of the long war.
"There was some hope that the kitty would be full by Chicago. That may not happen but it doesn't mean we won't achieve that goal in the future," a U.S. official said.
The United States is believed to be some $300 million to $500 million short of its goal.
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Fri May 18, 2012 1:54pm EDT
By Missy Ryan
WASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) - On the eve of this weekend's NATO summit, the United States remains short of its goal of raising $1.3 billion in security funds from its partners in Afghanistan, after a money-raising blitz failed to garner immediate contributions from allies coping with fiscal and political pressures.
Who will pay for Afghanistan's future security will be central when President Barack Obama hosts leaders from NATO and other nations in his hometown of Chicago for the May 20-21 summit that will outline the Western path out of the long war.
"There was some hope that the kitty would be full by Chicago. That may not happen but it doesn't mean we won't achieve that goal in the future," a U.S. official said.
The United States is believed to be some $300 million to $500 million short of its goal.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/18/nato-summit-afghanistan-forces-idUSL1E8GHIUW20120518
