$842 pledged in aid to Afghanistan at Brussels meeting

KABUL (Pajhwok): Senior officials from several countries have announced nearly $842 million to address the emergency humanitarian situation in Afghanistan during a meeting in Brussels.

High ranking European Union (EU) officials discussed delivering humanitarian aid to Afghans in Brussels.

“Stakeholders met in Brussels to take stock of the engagement with the Afghan people and to discuss the most efficient ways to meet their basic needs and provide humanitarian aid,” the European External Action Service (EEAS) wrote on its X handle.

Andreas Papaconstantinou, director for Neighbourhood and Middle East for the European Commission, said the Commission had good discussions about delivering humanitarian aid to Afghanistan and the regional Afghan refugee crisis.

Donors announced an amount of $841.9 million to address humanitarian emergencies in this country, he wrote.

The meeting concluded at a time when Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Amir Khan Muttaqi says the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) will soon announce its position on the third UN-convened meeting on Afghanistan in Doha.

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