Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama’s Cabinet endorsed a plan Tuesday to extend $5 billion, or about ¥450 billion, in civilian aid to Afghanistan over five years from 2009 to help reconstruct the war-torn country.
Hatoyama is expected to convey the plan to U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday during their summit in Tokyo.
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