USAID Grant Agreement No. SOAG-306-05-06 STRATEGIC

AMENDMENT NO. SIX

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE GRANT AGREEMENT

AMENDMENT NUMBER SIX TO THE STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE GRANT AGREEMENT

between the Government of the United States of America, acting through the United States

Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Government of the Islamic Republic

of Afghanistan (hereinafter referred to as the "Grantee" or the "GOA"), acting through the

Ministry of Finance, dated as of September

30 ,

2006

WHEREAS, the Grantee and USAID entered into a Strategic Objective Grant Agreement

("SOAG") for the strategic objective of "A Thriving Economy Led by the Private Sector"

(USAID Grant Agreement No. SOAG-306-05-00) dated September 19, 2005 and

subsequently amended the SOAG as of:

September 30, 2005 (Amendment No. 1);

April 6, 2006 (Amendment No. 2);

May 11, 2006 (Amendment No. 3);

June 28, 2006 (Amendment No. 4); and,

September 18, 2006 (Amendment No. 5).

The SOAG as so amended is referred to hereinafter as the "Agreement."

WHEREAS, USAID and the Grantee wish to amend the Agreement further to: (a) increase

the USAID contribution by Sixty Million Four Hundred Thirty Three Thousand Eight

Hundred Sixty Eight

United States (U.S.) Dollars

(U.S.$ 60,433,868.00);

and (b) update the

illustrative financial plan;

NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties hereto hereby agree that the Agreement shall be amended

as follows:

The first sentence in Section 3.1(a), The Grant, of the Agreement is deleted in its entirety

and the following is substituted therefor: "To help achieve the Objective set forth in this

Agreement, USAID, pursuant to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended,

hereby grants to the Grantee under the terms of this Agreement not to exceed

Nine

Hundred Twenty-Five Million Five Hundred Seventy-Seven Thousand Nine

Hundred Twelve And Eighty-Two Hundredths

United States (U.S.) Dollars

(U.S.$

925,577,912.82)

(the 'Grant')."

The illustrative financial plan set forth in Attachment 1 to Annex 1 to the Agreement is

deleted and the updated illustrative financial plan included as Attachment A to this

Amendment is substituted therefor.

All other terms and conditions of the Agreement remain unchanged and in full force and

effect. This Amendment is prepared in both English and Dad (capitalized terms not defined

in this Amendment shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Agreement). In the

event of ambiguity or conflict between the two versions, the English language version will

control.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the United States of America and the Government of the Islamic

Republic of Afghanistan, each acting through its duly authorized representatives, have

caused this Amendment Number Six to be signed in their names and delivered as of the

day, month and year first written above.

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN

By:

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By:

Name: eon S.

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kin

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Name: Wahl•u ah Shahr ni

Title: Director, USAID Mission to

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Title:

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Deputy Minister of Finance, Signing in

Afghanistan

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his capacity as Acting Finance Minister

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Objective and Activities

Amount

Obligated prior to

Amendment No. 6

Amount

Obligated in

Amendment No. 6

Cumulative

Obligations in

FY 2005 - FY 2006 *

Amount Remaining

to be Obligated in

2007 - FY

2010 "

Total Estimated

Contribution

USAID

Grantee

USAID

Grantee

USAID

Grantee

USAID

Grantee

USAID

GranteE

Aftachmerr

ILLUSTRATIVE FINANCIAL PLAN FOR FY 2005 TO FY 2010

Amendment No. 6

In Thousands of U.S. Dollars

A THRIVING ECONOMY LED BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR

USAID Grant Agreement No.

SOAG-306-05-00

Rehabilitate the rural

economy

239,800

794,701

1,034,501

Accelerate market-led growth in agriculture'**

60,420

223,980

284,400

Accelerate rural development to generate alternative

livelihoods -

179,381

570,720

750,101

Increase Incomes through Economic Growth'*"

93,269

1,500

94,769

357,020

451,789

Expand

Improved Access to Economic

Infrastructure

507,694

58,934

566,628

692,312

1,258,940

Stabilize Energy Services and Make them Affordable

and More Accessible *"

214,622 214,622

389,826

604,448

Expand and Improve Access to Transportation

279,644

58,934

338,578

91,714

430,292

Expand and Improve Access to Water Supplies and

Sanitation

13,428

210,772

224,200

USAID Program Support

24,380

18,540

42,920

TOTAL OBJECTIVE 5:

865,144

50,000

60,434

925,578

50,000

1,862,572

212,900

2,788,150

262,90

NOTE * - References to "Fr refer to the USG fiscal year for the USAID contribution and the GOA contributions beginning in the second half of Afghan year 1384

NOTE *' - These funds are subject to the availability of funds to USAID and the Grantee and the other conditions set forth respectively in Section 3.1 (b) and Section 3.2 (b) of the Agreement

NOTE *** - The illustrative financial plan previously included

line item for "Pre-existing Mortgagee; however, the funds in that line item are now included in the relevant programmatic line items indicated above