Richard Holbrooke: “This legislation's authorization of $1.5 billion in foreign assistance to Pakistan, every year for 5 fiscal years…”

In a country of 180 million people, the education system must be reformed by the country itself.

You've got to end this war in Afghanistan.

We are spending the money you've authorized for us to create a justice system which can cut into the Taliban's propaganda about corruption and lack of a justice system.

The Kerry-Lugar legislation's emphasis on economic and governance challenges reinforces a key aspect to the President's new strategy on Afghanistan and Pakistan.