Tuesday, August 5, 2008

India Announces $450mn Package For Afghanistan - Aug 05 , 2008

A month after the deadly blast in its Kabul mission which was accredited to Pakistani secret service agencies, New Delhi Aug 4 declared an additional $450 million package for development and reconstruction of the war-ravaged Afghanistan. In making this declaration after his talks with the visiting Afghan President, Hamid Karzai, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh attempted to send a firm message to Islamabad that India would continue to pursue its relations with and support Kabul. The two leaders said their negotiations were being held against the backdrop of serious threat posed by terrorism to security and stability of Afghanistan, India and the region.

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