EU To Give $3.2 Million To Afghanistan

Thursday November 02, 2006 (0231 PST)

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BRUSSELS: The European Commission today said that it will give $3.2 million to help alleviate the affects of severe drought in Afghanistan.

The European Union estimates that 2.5 million people have been affected by the drought in the past year. The funds are intended to bring water and food to those affected by the drought. Since 2004, the EU has given $98 million in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan.