secretary rice recently said and i quote her america is committed to afghanistan's future and will be committed secretary said the fact that she had to say this at all is very telling it against the afghan people and against us in addition to money taliban and al qaeda have something else coast and that is sanctuary that's actually comes courtesy a stable secure and democratic government but i mean that's against terrorism it's not the wrong place where pakistan's cooperation is for sure but there are still grave concerns about the nature of the extent of the scheduled for last january we create a state of emergency in response to street demonstrations and is arrested somewhere between thirty three thousand and thirty thousand people including some from academy officials on charges of corruption september eleventh is that we cannot afford to allow any state to succumb to any individual or combination of transnational threats that even the smell of smoke states even if the smell of states ban it poses a threat to us and our allies thank you very much this being the first hearing on south asia we could have no better witness than the one who years he was sworn in as the source and secretary of state for south and central asian affairs on february twenty first of two thousand and six of the course of his career process began his most recent tenure a spokesman for the state department in may of two thousand under secretary albright and continued as spokesman throughout the tenure secretary powell and secretary rice until june of zero five  sustained attention mr chairman thank you as well i think actually you just reminded me that it's not today or this week exactly thirty years since i came into foreign service so i have to go back and check my check  and a succession of dangerous failed states mr chairman as you pointed out the sometimes it seems like we have all the threats in the world somewhere in this region from ours to global warming to terrorism and drugs we're trying to confront them all and i think we are meeting them head on especially in places like afghanistan and pakistan i think afghanistan we're taking comprehensive approach that addresses not only security but also focuses on we provided over fourteen point two billion dollars in security in reconstruction assistance and we just requested an additional revenue point eight billion for the remainder of two thousand and seven and for fiscal year two thousand and eight this represents a very soon as possible we also know that the government and the bangladeshi people have to determine exactly how and when they will have free fair nonviolent and credible elections and looking for steps to be able to do for support as we pursue peace democratic super and development in this part of the world so thank you again for the opportunity in testifying to talk about the region and i'm pleased to answer any questions that members have  that the provision would help i don't understand if we make the determination that pakistan is not doing that it can to assist us request that went to the defense department so later part of the year we were able to expand the training expand the equipment these guys are getting body armor and hundreds and the equipment they need to do the job and we've been able to increase the rate of training so you'll see a lot more soldiers and policemen coming through the pipeline this year and with additional money that we're requesting we look for them to be better request and start to develop new capabilities to look at that as well when it comes down to it so i think i think really on the issue of monetary versus the essence of the deal was a separation between the two and a separation that can democracy elect people that we would not be very happy with it would be doing the opposite of what our clothes and aspirations for the peace in that region as well as for