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210: The Afganistan War Congressional Dish
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The Trump administration has made a deal with the Taliban which has been reported as "the beginning of the end" of the Afghanistan war... But is it? In this episode, an examination of Afghanistan's past helps us understand our current role in Afghanistan and by looking into the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, 2020 government funding law, and some key Congressional hearings, we get some insight into our possible future in terms of America's "forgotten war". Executive Producer: Sarah Judd Please Support Congressional Dish – Quick Links to contribute monthly or a lump sum via to support Congressional Dish for each episode via Patreon Send payments to: Send payments to: @Jennifer-Briney Send payments to: $CongressionalDish or Use your bank’s online bill pay function to mail contributions to: Please make checks payable to Congressional Dish Thank you for supporting truly independent media! Recommended Congressional Dish Episodes Our Future in War The Brink of the Iran War Bills Page 53: Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide: Allows up to $225 million to be given to other countries for military operations in Afghanistan in addition to over $1 billion that can be giving to “foreign security forces or other groups or individuals” for any “Department of Defense security cooperation programs” Page 55: Afghanistan Security Forces Fund: Provides over $4.1 billion to the security forces of Afghanistan that can be spent on equipment, supplies, services, training, facility and infrastructure repair, construction, and “funding”. Out of this $4.1 billion, $10 million musth be used for recruiting women into the Afghanistan National Security Forces Section 9021: Funds for the Afghanistan Security Forces are allowed to be transferred to them even if they have conducted human rights abuses that are so bad that funding them would be illegal, as long as the Defense Secretary certifies that “a denial of such assistance would… significantly undermine United States national security objectives in Afghanistan” and that Afghanistan’s officials have promised to do better. - 1,119 pages Signed December 20 Sec. 1211: Extends the authority for the Defense Department to transfer weapons and provide military services to the security forces of Afghanistan for two more years, until December 31, 2022. Section 1213: Allows (but doesn’t not require) a maximum of $3 million per year to be paid to people injured or killed by US forces or our partners. The Defense Secretary gets to write the regulations determining the amounts of payments and to whom they will go. Section 1216: The Secretary of State “shall seek to ensure the meaningful participation of Afghan women in the peace process in Afghanistan” Section 1520: Requires $10 million of the Afghanistan Security Forces fund to be spent on women’s integration and other women’s program Articles/Documents Article: by Gina Harkins, Military.com, March 4, 2020 Article: by Cat Schuknecht, BBC News, March 2, 2020 Article: by Mujib Mashal, The New York Times, March 1, 2020 Article: by Cat Schuknecht, npr, March 1, 2020 Article: by Lyse Doucet, BBC News, February 29, 2020 Article: by Tim Golden and Sebastian Rotella, The Nation, February 14, 2020 Article: by Donald Shaw and David Moore, Sludge, January 23, 2020 Article: by Donald Shaw and David Moore, Sludge, January 13, 2020 Article: by Alia Chughtai, Sludge, January 13, 2020 Document: , Senate Appropriations Committee, 2020 Document: , Senate Appropriations Committee, 2020 Article: By Maj. Danny Sjursen, truthdig, December 9, 2019 Article: By SARAH ALMUKHTAR and ROD NORDLAND, The New York Times, December 9, 2019 Article: by Craig Whitlock, The Washington Post, December 9, 2019 Article: By Claire Felter, Council on Foreign Relations, September 17, 2019 Article: BBC, September 9, 2019 Article: by Ellen Mitchell, Aljazeera, September 8, 2019 Article: by Paul D. Shinkman, U.
The Trump administration has made a deal with the Taliban which has been reported as "the beginning of the end" of the Afghanistan war... But is it? In this episode, an examination of Afghanistan's past helps us understand our current role in Afghanistan and by looking into the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, 2020 government funding law, and some key Congressional hearings, we get some insight into our possible future in terms of America's "forgotten war". Executive Producer: Sarah Judd Please Support Congressional Dish – Quick Links to contribute monthly or a lump sum via to support Congressional Dish for each episode via Patreon Send payments to: Send payments to: @Jennifer-Briney Send payments to: $CongressionalDish or Use your bank’s online bill pay function to mail contributions to: Please make checks payable to Congressional Dish Thank you for supporting truly independent media! Recommended Congressional Dish Episodes Our Future in War The Brink of the Iran War Bills Page 53: Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide: Allows up to $225 million to be given to other countries for military operations in Afghanistan in addition to over $1 billion that can be giving to “foreign security forces or other groups or individuals” for any “Department of Defense security cooperation programs” Page 55: Afghanistan Security Forces Fund: Provides over $4.1 billion to the security forces of Afghanistan that can be spent on equipment, supplies, services, training, facility and infrastructure repair, construction, and “funding”. Out of this $4.1 billion, $10 million musth be used for recruiting women into the Afghanistan National Security Forces Section 9021: Funds for the Afghanistan Security Forces are allowed to be transferred to them even if they have conducted human rights abuses that are so bad that funding them would be illegal, as long as the Defense Secretary certifies that “a denial of such assistance would… significantly undermine United States national security objectives in Afghanistan” and that Afghanistan’s officials have promised to do better. - 1,119 pages Signed December 20 Sec. 1211: Extends the authority for the Defense Department to transfer weapons and provide military services to the security forces of Afghanistan for two more years, until December 31, 2022. Section 1213: Allows (but doesn’t not require) a maximum of $3 million per year to be paid to people injured or killed by US forces or our partners. The Defense Secretary gets to write the regulations determining the amounts of payments and to whom they will go. Section 1216: The Secretary of State “shall seek to ensure the meaningful participation of Afghan women in the peace process in Afghanistan” Section 1520: Requires $10 million of the Afghanistan Security Forces fund to be spent on women’s integration and other women’s program Articles/Documents Article: by Gina Harkins, Military.com, March 4, 2020 Article: by Cat Schuknecht, BBC News, March 2, 2020 Article: by Mujib Mashal, The New York Times, March 1, 2020 Article: by Cat Schuknecht, npr, March 1, 2020 Article: by Lyse Doucet, BBC News, February 29, 2020 Article: by Tim Golden and Sebastian Rotella, The Nation, February 14, 2020 Article: by Donald Shaw and David Moore, Sludge, January 23, 2020 Article: by Donald Shaw and David Moore, Sludge, January 13, 2020 Article: by Alia Chughtai, Sludge, January 13, 2020 Document: , Senate Appropriations Committee, 2020 Document: , Senate Appropriations Committee, 2020 Article: By Maj. Danny Sjursen, truthdig, December 9, 2019 Article: By SARAH ALMUKHTAR and ROD NORDLAND, The New York Times, December 9, 2019 Article: by Craig Whitlock, The Washington Post, December 9, 2019 Article: By Claire Felter, Council on Foreign Relations, September 17, 2019 Article: BBC, September 9, 2019 Article: by Ellen Mitchell, Aljazeera, September 8, 2019 Article: by Paul D. Shinkman, U.
1 hr 49 min