Donors to help embattled government of Afghanistan
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Afghanistan's leaders and officials from over 70 nations are gathering in Brussels seeking to drum up billions of dollars for the cash-strapped government as it battles a powerful Taliban insurgency and rampant corruption.
European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said Wednesday that the EU "will pledge 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) and we would expect a similar level engagement from our partners."
She denied reports the bloc is making aid conditional on Afghanistan taking back people who have fled to Europe, saying there is "never a link between our development aid and what we do on migration."
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With donor fatigue growing after 15 years of war, EU officials said ahead of the meeting that it was unclear whether the target of $4 billion would be reached.