Paris Conference Nets 20 Billion in Afghan Aid

Thu, 06/12/2008 - 13:37
  • Artist: Tony Cross
  • Length: 3:14 minutes (2.97 MB)
  • Format: MP3 Mono 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)

French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner announced that eighty donor-countries and international organisations pledged 20 billion dollars in aid to Afghanistan at a one-day conference in Paris today. The Afghan government presented a new strategy which aims to pass responsibilities from US-led troops and international aid organisations to Afghans. Tony Cross reports from Paris.

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