DOD Proposes 'Incentives' for Afghan Neighbors in Building of New Supply Routes

By Sebastian Sprenger / May 19, 2009 at 5:00 AM
In transmitting a raft of legislative proposals to Congress last week, Pentagon officials presented their vision for a network of land, air and sea supply routes to Afghanistan they deem instrumental to supporting a "sizable, sustained force level" of military personnel and civilians in that country for years to come. Included in the string of proposals defense officials would like to see included in the fiscal year 2010 defense authorization bill is a section that would expand the scope and...

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