EU AND OTHERS COMMITTED TO REBUILDING AFGHANISTAN

Afghanistan has been in conflict for over four decades. The European Union have made a financial commitment pledge, countries like the United States, China, Russia and India are expected to join the commitment.

The pledges made by the Eu and other countries, was done in Brussels on the second day of a conference held to aid Afghanistan's renewal. European Union pledged $1.34 billion and the total amount to be raised for aid of Afghanistan is $4 billion per year. This aid is said to run for four years and the purpose is for developments and reconstructions.

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