David Rogers, Wall Street Journal, September 16, 2002

The Wall Street Journal reported that infighting has broken out within U.S. President George W. Bush's administration over aid funds to Afghanistan.

The House of Representatives Appropriations Committee last week voted to require at least $295 million under the next budget in economic aid to Afghanistan -- more than double Bush's proposal. Meanwhile, the Office of Management and Budget has requested no money to cover $80 million Bush pledged last week for a Kabul-Herat highway project. The State Department has indicated it may divert $20 million from relief aid funds to pay for the highway project, while the Office of Management and Budget says existing appropriations should suffice.