European countries halt development aid for Afghanistan after Taliban takeover
Several European countries announced on Tuesday that they would stop sending development aid to Afghanistan for now, after the Taliban swept back into power in the country.
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The Finnish government announced it would suspend its development aid to the country, as did Sweden.
“We are suspending all official development aid funding at the moment due to the circumstances in the field,” Mikko Autti, advisor to the Finnish development minister, told AFP.
There was “currently no timetable” for reinstating the aid, he added.
On humanitarian assistance, Autti said Finland was “awaiting coordination with our international partners
The German government had agreed to send 430 million euros ($506 million) to Afghanistan a year, making it one of the biggest donors to the country.
This money was intended to support the training of local police forces and strengthen the justice system, as well as furthering the rights of women and fighting corruption.
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said his country would reconsider how best to deploy aid in Afghanistan, but stressed Sweden would “in no way give any aid to the Taliban.”
“We are not abandoning the Afghan people,” Lofven said in a post to social media.
“But Sweden will need to redirect some of the aid to Afghanistan following the Taliban seizing power.”
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