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Tokyo conference promises $16 billion aid to Afghanistan
International donors pledged $16 billion development aid for war-torn Afghanistan over the next 4 years, when most NATO-led foreign troops will leave the country. Tokyo Conference: About 70 countries and organizations attended the one day Tokyo conference in Tokyo, Japan which was aimed at setting aid levels for the crucial period through and beyond 2014, ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2012
Topics: Afghanistan • Aid • Countries • Decades • Development aid • International Conference on Afghanistan, London • International Relations • Units of time • War in Afghanistan • Withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan
Barak Obama makes surprise visit to Afghanistan; US, Afghan sign Strategic Partnership Agreement
The US President Barak Obama arrived in Afghanistan capital Kabul, on a surprise visit. US President Barak Obama and Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai have signed historic Strategic Partnership Agreement outlining cooperation between the two countries after withdrawal of all international forces in 2014. The agreement marks the beginning of the end of a war against ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012
Topics: Afghanistan • Countries • Decades • Geography of Asia • Hamid Karzai • Pashtun people • War in Afghanistan • Withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan