U.S.officials say,in addition to the refueling operation, Japan has contributed $2 billion worth of aid to Afghanistan during the last eight years.

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The aid operation worked best in countries, such as Malaysia, that have the most effective governments.

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Sudan is letting investors export 70% of the crop, even though it is the recipient of the largest food-aid operation in the world.

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The Turkish Army Provincial Reconstruction Team, a part of the international aid operation to Afghanistan with theoretical jurisdiction over Wardak, has not sent any of its forces there.

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