Last Updated: Monday, 6 August 2007
Russia agrees Afghan debt relief http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6933643.stm
[Russia says it wants to see a stable Afghanistan]
Russia has written off the bulk of Afghanistan's Soviet-era debt, heralding a new period of co-operation between the two countries.
At a ceremony in Moscow, Russia cancelled about $10bn (£4.9bn) in bilateral debt, equivalent to 90% of outstanding Afghan obligations.
The debt dates back to the Soviet Union's occupation of Afghanistan between 1979 and 1989. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6933643.stm