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US Envoy Praises India For Providing Humanitarian Aid To Afghanistan
US special envoy for Afghanistan Thomas West on Thursday commended India for bringing "enormous" capability in helping the people of Afghanistan with humanitarian assistance.
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G20 Leaders Agree To Step Up Afghan Humanitarian Effort
G20 leaders agreed Tuesday to work together to avoid a humanitarian disaster in Afghanistan, as the EU pledged a one-billion-euro aid package and host Italy stressed the need to maintain contacts with the Taliban.
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UN Seeks $600 Million To Avert Humanitarian Crisis In Afghanistan
The United Nations is convening an aid conference in Geneva on Monday in an effort to raise more than $600 million for Afghanistan, warning of a humanitarian crisis there following the Taliban takeover.
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Afghan Economic Meltdown Would Be "Gift For Terrorists": UN Chief
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed on Friday for an injection of cash into Afghanistan to avoid an economic meltdown that would spark a "catastrophic" situation for the Afghan people and be a "gift for terrorist groups."
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UN To Convene Afghanistan Aid Conference On September 13
The United Nations will convene an international aid conference in Geneva on September 13 to help avert what UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called a "looming humanitarian catastrophe".
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6 Red Cross Staff Killed, 2 Missing In Afghanistan
Suspected ISIS gunmen killed six Afghan employees of the Red Cross delivering relief supplies in snowbound northern Afghanistan on Wednesday, officials said, underscoring the dangers faced by aid workers in the war-battered country.
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UN Launches $550 Million Afghan Aid Appeal
The United Nations on Saturday launched a $550 million humanitarian appeal for Afghanistan, where about a third of the population is in need of assistance. Around 9.3 million people will be in need of help this year, a 13 per cent jump from last year, according to the UN.
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Afghanistan Seeks $3B In Aid As Corruption Concerns Persist
Afghanistan's leaders will head to Brussels this week, seeking billions of dollars in aid as the country confronts an increasingly powerful Taliban insurgency and pervasive corruption.
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Government clears Rs 540 crore development aid for Afghanistan
Ahead of Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai's visit, the government on Thursday cleared another tranche of development aid to the tune of Rs 540 crore to be given to the war-torn country where such help has earlier directly benefited the local communities.
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Karzai says donors must help fight Afghan graft
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai said on Monday that he is encouraged by pledges to provide Afghanistan with $16 billion in aid, but warned that corruption in his country cannot be rooted out unless donors themselves take more action.
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India firm and unwavering in its support to Afghanistan: Prime Minister
Reiterating India's continued and unstinted support to Afghanistan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said that New Delhi was "firm and unwavering" in its commitment to the strife-torn nation.To that end, the Prime Minister pledged a fresh commitment of USD 500 million towards the development of its neighbour."Our development assistance commitmen...
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US Envoy Praises India For Providing Humanitarian Aid To Afghanistan
US special envoy for Afghanistan Thomas West on Thursday commended India for bringing "enormous" capability in helping the people of Afghanistan with humanitarian assistance.
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G20 Leaders Agree To Step Up Afghan Humanitarian Effort
G20 leaders agreed Tuesday to work together to avoid a humanitarian disaster in Afghanistan, as the EU pledged a one-billion-euro aid package and host Italy stressed the need to maintain contacts with the Taliban.
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UN Seeks $600 Million To Avert Humanitarian Crisis In Afghanistan
The United Nations is convening an aid conference in Geneva on Monday in an effort to raise more than $600 million for Afghanistan, warning of a humanitarian crisis there following the Taliban takeover.
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Afghan Economic Meltdown Would Be "Gift For Terrorists": UN Chief
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed on Friday for an injection of cash into Afghanistan to avoid an economic meltdown that would spark a "catastrophic" situation for the Afghan people and be a "gift for terrorist groups."
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UN To Convene Afghanistan Aid Conference On September 13
The United Nations will convene an international aid conference in Geneva on September 13 to help avert what UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called a "looming humanitarian catastrophe".
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6 Red Cross Staff Killed, 2 Missing In Afghanistan
Suspected ISIS gunmen killed six Afghan employees of the Red Cross delivering relief supplies in snowbound northern Afghanistan on Wednesday, officials said, underscoring the dangers faced by aid workers in the war-battered country.
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UN Launches $550 Million Afghan Aid Appeal
The United Nations on Saturday launched a $550 million humanitarian appeal for Afghanistan, where about a third of the population is in need of assistance. Around 9.3 million people will be in need of help this year, a 13 per cent jump from last year, according to the UN.
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Afghanistan Seeks $3B In Aid As Corruption Concerns Persist
Afghanistan's leaders will head to Brussels this week, seeking billions of dollars in aid as the country confronts an increasingly powerful Taliban insurgency and pervasive corruption.
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Government clears Rs 540 crore development aid for Afghanistan
Ahead of Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai's visit, the government on Thursday cleared another tranche of development aid to the tune of Rs 540 crore to be given to the war-torn country where such help has earlier directly benefited the local communities.
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Karzai says donors must help fight Afghan graft
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai said on Monday that he is encouraged by pledges to provide Afghanistan with $16 billion in aid, but warned that corruption in his country cannot be rooted out unless donors themselves take more action.
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India firm and unwavering in its support to Afghanistan: Prime Minister
Reiterating India's continued and unstinted support to Afghanistan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said that New Delhi was "firm and unwavering" in its commitment to the strife-torn nation.To that end, the Prime Minister pledged a fresh commitment of USD 500 million towards the development of its neighbour."Our development assistance commitmen...
