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...than South Asia. With nearly quarter of the world's population, the region has the potential to serve as a democratic and economically vibrant force, and a positive influence on neighboring regions. It is also home to some of the world's most dangerous threats weapons of mass destruction, violent extremism, terrorism, narcotics, poverty, pandemics, illiteracy, and corrupt institutions.
Our over arching aims in the region are to accomplish the following:
* Champion democracy and its foundations of education, information, and the rule of law
* Facilitate the integration of South and Central Asia
* Stop the flow of narcotics
* Bolster political and economic reform throughout the region
Specifically, we need to:
* Win the war, secure development and democracy in Afghanistan
* Jump-start the Pakistan Frontier Strategy
* Establish a firm partnership with India, including completion of the U.S. and India civil nuclear cooperation initiative
* Advance the President's Freedom Agenda
Failure to achieve our goals could lead to increasing threats from regional terrorism, an explosion of narcotics trafficking and a succession of dangerous failed states. To capitalize on the many opportunities and counteract the very real and immediate threats to this agenda, the DoS will practice what Secretary of State Rice calls transformational diplomacy, utilizing traditional diplomacy as well as harnessing the regional and bilateral assistance tools Congress provides us to pursue these goals.
In recent meetings with President Musharraf in Pakistan and President Karzai in Afghanistan, Vice President Cheney reinforced our commitment to fighting terrorism and strengthening security and reconstruction in Afghanistan and the tribal areas of Pakistan. We are meeting these challenges in both Afghanistan and Pakistan head on. In Afghanistan, in conjunction with the Afghan government and our international partners, we are taking a comprehensive approach that addresses not only security but also develops local capacity, builds infrastructure and democratic institutions, and promotes economic growth and trade. After being very heavily engaged in Afghanistan for five years, we believe it is the sustained combination of these elements that will give the Afghan people what they need and deserve.
To date for Afghanistan, we have provided over $14.2 billion dollars in security and reconstruction assistance, and we have just requested an...
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