The Obama administration has already promised to double the non-military U.S.foreign aid budget to $50 billion a year by 2012 and Clinton's speech offered no new commitments.

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When ordering a speech aid one parent found her child had to be assessed by health officials before the education department would agree to the request.

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On Monday, Mr Mitchell will give a speech saying that aid is an essential part of efforts to bring stability to Afghanistan.

BBC: Afghanistan aid spending boost expected to be announced

In his speech, McCain said any military aid should not include U.S. ground forces, but should include other military might from the United States and its allies, such as European and other Arab countries.

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