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As coalition military spending dwindles and aid projects come to a close, Kabul last year launched tax audits of major contractors to the U.S. military in a bid to bolster the country's revenue.
But neither they nor the placid herbivores inspire anything close to awe, even with the aid of audience stimulants like surging symphonic music (by the shameless John Williams) and repeated closeups of wide-eyed, openmouthed actors.
Video obtained by the BBC from an aid group shows military aircraft flying close to the trenches of the rebels.
India has close ties with Afghanistan and is involved in aid and reconstruction work, including the building of Afghanistan's new parliament.
The hospital spent so much on things like emergency aid for border crossers it had to close its skilled nursing and maternity wards.
More than half the country has been declared unsafe for aid workers, and insurgents control areas as close as an hour's drive from the capital.
Russia - a close ally of President Assad - has said the promises of aid to the opposition made by the US and other countries in the "Friends of Syria" group will encourage further violence rather than a negotiated solution.
The centre-left governments in many countries are wary of Colombia's close alliance with the United States, which supplies it with military aid.
Coulson was an aid to British PM David Cameron, and Brooks was as close to Murdoch as they come.
He called out great initiative like the Ureport, which has close to 100, 000 millenials in Uganda exposing via SMS incidences of government corruption and how aid money is being spent.
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Other Latin American countries are also hoping to reach an association deal with the Europeans, if not generous financial aid packages, but observers say the EU is not ready to commit itself to further close partnerships.
They have a disproportionate tendency to be living close enough to the edge to be eligible for food stamps, Medicaid, and other government programs meant to aid low-income households.
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