,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #dcj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #d1 #bjac,mr4
 ,jones 7= himself & ,ms4 ,spei]7       
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se
 ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t !        
,presid5t %\ld ensure t ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! 
,islamic ,republic ( ,afghani/an is mak+
 significant progress 9 fulfill+ its    
deliv]able requirem5ts "u ! ,tokyo      
,conf]5ce ,agreem5t 9 ord] to receive   
,unit$ ,/ates f9ancial assi/ance4       
,:]eas ! int]national community committ$
 ov] #af billion to support ,afghani/an 
?r\gh #bjae bas$ ^u ! roadmap outl9$ 9 !
 ,tokyo ,mutual ,acc\ntability          
,framework1 :i* includ$ #ag areas (     
deliv]ables f ! ,islamic ,republic (    
,afghani/an2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate told ! ,(fice ( !     
,special ,inspector ,g5]al = ,afghani/an
 ,recon/ruction t ! ,gov]nm5t (         
,afghani/an has made little progress 9  

meet+ ! ,july #bjab ,tokyo ,conf]5ce    
anti-corruption b5*m>ks2 ,:]eas !       
,int]national ,crisis ,gr\p has not$ a  
rev]sal ( progress 9 wom5's rights &    
emp[]m5t 9 ,afghani/an s9ce only a      
fraction ( ! incid5ts ( g5d]-bas$       
viol5ce are tri$ ''' v few cases ev5    
make x to ! =mal ju/ice sy/em & mo/ are 
decid$ by local c\ncils ma9ly dom9at$ by
 /rongm52 ,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t ( !        
,islamic ,republic ( ,afghani/an agre$  
to bett] ! integrity ( its public f9ance
 & comm]cial bank+ sy/em2 ,:]eas 9 !    
?ird qu>t] ( #bjac1 ! ,basel ,in/itute  
on ,gov]nance releas$ its second annual 
,anti-,money ,laund]+ ,index1 a review (
 c\ntries at risk = money laund]+ &     
t]rori/ f9anc+ activity2 ,:]eas         
,afghani/an 0 rank$ mo/ vuln]able 9 ! _w
 = money laund]+1 foll[$ by ,iran1 :i*  
held ! top position 9 #bjab2 ,:]eas !   
rank+s 7 bas$ on #e risk categories1    
includ+ money laund]+ & t]rori/ f9anc+1 
corruption1 f9ancial transp>5cy & /&>ds1
 public transp>5cy & acc\ntability1 &   

political & legal2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$      
,/ates ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate's #bjac        
,int]national ,n>cotics ,control        
,/rategy ,report li/$ ,afghani/an z a   
major money-laund]+ c\ntry 9 #bjab2     
,:]eas ! report says illegal f9ancial   
activities cont9ue to pose s]i\s ?reats 
to ! security & developm5t (            
,afghani/an2 ,:]eas ! ,kabul ,bank      
collaps$ 9 #bjab due to ! rampant fraud 
result+ 9 ! loss ( almo/ #a1jjj1jjj1jjj1
 :i* a =5sic audit f\nd to be ,f its v  
beg9n+ ''' a well-conceal$ ,ponzi s*eme2
 ,:]eas ! s5t5ces giv5 to ! #ba         
p]petrators by ! ,special ,tribunal ( ! 
,supreme ,c\rt on ! ,kabul ,bank        
collapse 7 not$ to be light & s5t a     
signal ?r\gh\t ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,afghani/an
 t ?is type ( behavior is condon$2      
,:]eas #af o!r individuals alleg$ly     
involv$ 9 ! ,kabul ,bank collapse h fl$ 
! c\ntry & no attempt has be5 made by ! 
,gov]nm5t ( ,afghani/an to pursue !m    
accord+ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,dep>tm5t (  
,ju/ice2 ,:]eas ,afghani/an's draft     

,anti-,money-,laund]+_/,combat+ !       
,f9anc+ ( ,t]rorism 7,,aml_/,,cft7      
legislation does n meet globally        
recogniz$ /&>ds2 ,:]eas ! (fice ( !     
,special ,inspector ,g5]al = ,afghani/an
 ,recon/ruction has not$ scores (       
in/ances 9 _! inve/igations :]e x has   
uncov]$ corruption 9 ! ,gov]nm5t (      
,afghani/an2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
,gov]nm5t has sp5t almo/ a              
#ajj1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 ,afghani/an          
recon/ruction & f9ancial aid2 ,:]eas !  
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t has e/abli%$ a  
#age1jjj1jjj bilat]al inc5tive program 9
 addition to ,unit$ ,/ates f9ancial aid 
already go+ to ,afghani/an j to enc\rage
 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,afghani/an to comply ) !
 ,tokyo ,conf]5ce ,agreem5t commitm5ts2 
,:]eas ! int]national community has sp5t
 t5s ( billions ( doll>s 9 f9ancial     
assi/ance 9 ,afghani/an2 ,:]eas !re is  
little to %[ = ! billions ( doll>s !    
,unit$ ,/ates & int]national community h
 inve/$ 9 ,afghani/an2 ,:]eas ! ,july   
#bjac ,s5ior ,(ficials ,meet+ ,jo9t     

,report conclud$ ! ,gov]nm5t (          
,afghani/an's rev5ue collection faces   
significant *all5ges ''' limitations on 
! application ( ! rule ( law1 & l[      
organizational capacity1 all lead+ to a 
pot5tial leakage ( rev5ue2 ,:]eas !     
,s5ior ,(ficials ,meet+ ,jo9t report    
also f\nd t ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,afghani/an's 
budget execution rate rema9s vuln]able  
to delays 9 budget approval & ! issuance
 ( allotm5ts & poor procurem5t plann+ & 
contract managem5t by execut+ ag5cies2  
,:]eas ! ,afghani/an's ,m9i/ry ( ,m9es' 
failure to secure p>liam5t>y approval = 
new m9+ laws jeop>dizes a major         
contributor to ! c\ntry's self-reliance1
 gr[?1 & rev5ue g5]ation2 ,:]eas !      
,gov]nm5t ( ,afghani/an has yet to      
e/abli% road & civil aviation           
in/itutions by ,june #bjac to enc\rage &
 support regional economic initiatives &
 res\rce corridors to drive economic    
gr[?2 & ,:]eas ! ,s5ior ,(ficials ,meet+
 ,jo9t ,report f\nd t int]national      
donors 7 on t>get 9 meet+ _! ,tokyo     

pl$ges & mo/ _h already agre$ to ,f9anc+
 ,agreem5ts ) ! ,m9i/ry ( ,f9ance       
requir$ "u ! ,mutual ,acc\ntability     
,framework3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t x is !  
s5se ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t !    
,presid5t %\ld ensure t ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! 
,islamic ,republic ( ,afghani/an is     
meet+ ! deliv]able s*$ule z set =? by ! 
,tokyo ,conf]5ce ,agreem5t agre$ to 9   
,july #bjab & fur!r articulat$ 9 !      
,s5ior ,(ficials ,meet+ ,jo9t ,report ( 
,july #c1 #bjac4