German Development Minister Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul pledged $280 million for Germany at a conference in Tokyo. In addition to commitments from individual European states, the European Commission pledged $177 million in 2002, and over $880 million over the next five years. The US wants initially to provide $296 million. Germany.
By Arthur Schlesinger: "Our leaders gambled that the unpopularity of the regime would enable bombing to bring about the Taliban's rapid collapse."
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