KABUL for emergency response to COVID-19 pandemic, including contracting service providers in all 34 provinces.
The bank in a statement said the amount was the first part of a US$100.4 million grant approved on April 2 for the Afghanistan COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health Systems Preparedness Project that became effective on April 12.
In addition, the World Bank said it made available up to US$40 million as retroactive funding to reimburse the government . . .
