Thu Jun 12, 2008
June 12 (Reuters) - Ministers will pledge funds for Afghanistan at a donors conference which got under way in Paris on Thursday.
Afghanistan's government is asking the ministers and other delegates from 67 countries to fund a $50 billion five-year development plan, for which donors will demand that Kabul do more to fight graft which has deterred investment.
Following is a breakdown of the nearly $25 billion donated for Afghanistan's reconstruction since 2001, according to the Agency Coordinating Body for Afghan Relief, an alliance of aid agencies. http://www.reuters.com/article/asiaCrisis/idUSL12563286