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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8423

19 March 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/afghanistan
Successful Donors' Conference in Brussels

Brussels, 18/03/2003 (Agence Europe) - The 40 donor countries providing support for Afghanistan, welcomed on Monday in Brussels by the European Commission and the World Bank, have pledged to contribute $1.8 billion to rebuilding the country from March 2003 to March 2004. The promise is considered "extremely generous" by the Afghan Finance Minister Ahraf Ghani Ahmadzai, since it covers, he says, 90% of the aid requested by Kabul ($2.25 billion). The United States ($820 million for rebuilding...

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