Issue Position: Pakistan

Issue Position

Congressman Lynch believes that the United States must continue to address the important role Pakistan plays in the stability of Afghanistan. He is encouraged that Pakistan's armed forces are now taking on the threat posed by the Afghan Taliban and expects them to make greater efforts against the Pakistan Taliban as well. The increased cooperation between Pakistan's security forces and the United States is also an important development which has led to critical breakthroughs, such as the arrest of Afghan Taliban. Military Chief Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar.
Congressman Lynch supports U.S. efforts to assist Pakistan with the development it needs to become more stable and democratic. To that end, he voted in favor of H.R. 1886, the Pakistan Enduring Assistance and Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2009, which increased non-military assistance to $1.5 billion a year for the next four years to fortify democratic institutions and support sustainable social and economic development in Pakistan that will allow it to defeat extremists. The Congressman strongly supports the Act's provisions for strong monitoring and evaluation that will allow the United States to be certain that Pakistan is doing its part.

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