Japan tops up Afghan aid by US$65 million


Japan’s financial assistance to Afghanistan will reach US$200 million by the end of the year, including its recent injection of US$65 million, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi says. – EPA pic, October 26, 2021.

JAPAN will allocate an additional aid package of US$65 million (RM267 million) to Afghanistan and neighbouring countries impacted by the migration crisis, reported Sputnik, quoting Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi today.

He listed a number of obstacles faced by Afghanistan since the Kabul seizure by the Taliban in mid-August, including a lack of essential products, growing numbers of internally displaced people, as well as concerns of strong flows of refugees to regional neighbours.


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