European Union Chief Pledges 100 Million Euros More In Aid For Afghanistan
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Afghanistan: "We must do everything to avert the real risk that is out there of a major famine and humanitarian disaster," European Commission president von der Leyen said
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday vowed to boost humanitarian aid to Afghanistan as she pledged the 27-nation bloc stands "by the Afghan people".
"We must do everything to avert the real risk that is out there of a major famine and humanitarian disaster," European Commission president von der Leyen said in her annual State of the European Union address.
"We will do our part, we will increase again, humanitarian aid for Afghanistan by 100 million euros," she added.
The new promise comes after the European Commission -- the EU's executive -- already quadrupled its humanitarian aid to Afghanistan for this year to 200 million euros ($236 million) as the country struggles to stave off collapse after the Taliban's takeover.
