UK Pledges £155 Million Aid to Afghanistan in 2021

UK Pledges £155 Million Aid to Afghanistan in 2021
An Afghan girl receives free bread distributed by the government, outside a bakery, during the CCP virus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Kabul, Afghanistan, on May 3, 2020. Omar Sobhani/Reuters
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The UK on Tuesday pledged a £155 million ($206.5 million) support package for 2021, to help reduce child mortality rates, and improve access to education and vital infrastructure in Afghanistan.

This aid package, and an additional £15 million ($19.98million) to help alleviating food shortages, came on top of a £70 million ($93.26 million) security pledge announced last month for Afghan National Defence and Security Forces in 2021.