The Times Britain will spend an extra £200 million in Afghanistan between now and 2014 as part of a 40 per cent rise in aid to prepare for a military withdrawal. Andrew Mitchell, the International Development Secretary, will today announce plans to increase assistance to Afghanistan from £500 million to £700 million, despite claims that billions of pounds have already been wasted. Tomorrow a major international conference in Kabul will be attended by Hillary Clinton, the US Secretary of State, and 40 foreign ministers including William Hague.
Jerome Starkey in Kabul
July 19, 2010 at 8:41am Comments
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