A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the urgent need to provide emergency humanitarian assistance and development assistance to civilians in Afghanistan, including Afghan refugees in surrounding countries.

Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) Afghanistan's neighbors should reopen their borders to allow for the safe passage of refugees, and the international community must be prepared to contribute to the economic costs incurred by the flight of Afghan civilians; (2) as the United States engages in military action in Afghanistan, it must work to deliver assistance in partnership with humanitarian agencies in quantities sufficient to alleviate a large scale humanitarian catastrophe; and (3) the United States should contribute to efforts by the international community to provide long-term, sustainable reconstruction and development assistance for the people of Afghanistan, including efforts to protect the basic human rights of women and children.