“The Public Affairs Section of the United States Embassy in Kabul is accepting project proposals to support ongoing efforts to promote peace and reconciliation,” the grant description says.
Thus, the American side plans to develop the capacity of the Afghan media in the field of "fact-checking", expand coverage of the peace process and raise public awareness about it.
At the same time, the task of “informing the public” about the process of normalizing the situation in the republic is due to several factors.
Among them - the need to get support from the people of Afghanistan for those efforts that are aimed at a "just and lasting peaceful settlement", as well as to inform the population of the country about cases of "disinformation and propaganda."
As noted, the American initiative should be implemented within two years.
For its implementation, the State Department intends to send up to $ 750 thousand.
However, in the future, the department may extend the terms for another year and allocate an additional $ 350 thousand.
Earlier, United States President Joe Biden said that the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan would begin on May 1.
At the same time, it is possible that for the safe withdrawal of the military, the US contingent in the republic may be increased, said Pentagon spokesman John Kirby.
According to Jake Sullivan, Assistant to the Head of State for National Security, the US military has achieved its goals in Afghanistan, namely, to "deal" with those who attacked the US on September 11, 2001.