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US to give Afghan forces $3 bn a year from 2018-2020  

By REUTERS
June 21, 2016

Washington: The United States plans to provide more than $3 billion a year in support for the Afghan national security forces from 2018 through 2020, US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Olson said on Tuesday.

Speaking at a think tank, Olson also said the United States planned to ask Congress for about $1 billion a year in development and economic assistance for Afghanistan from 2018 through 2020.