KABUL on Wednesday approved the national budget for 2018, with an increase of 17 billion afghanis in development funds. The Afghan fiscal year began on December 22.
Earlier, Meshrano Jirga -- or upper house of the parliament -- had passed the draft budget on November 22, with some recommendations to the Wolesi Jirga.
On December 16, the lower house had rejected the draft budget -- proposing 267.2 billion afghanis in general funds and 93.7 billion afghanis in uplift . . .
