Pakistan directly faces Soviet troops in Afghanistan and requires U.S. support to stand firm against Soviet intimidation. Soviet planes have strafed Pakistani villages. Pakistan has unselfishly shouldered the burden of 3 million refugees. For our strategic ally in the Middle East. the State of Israel. we provided $910 million in economic support funds and $1.7 billion in foreign military sales. half of which. or $850 million. is forgiven from repayment. Of the military funds made available to Israel. $300 million is provided for research and development in the United States and $250 million for production of the Lavi fighter aircraft.
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