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Canada Pledges $465Mln for Afghan Security, Development

© AFP 2023 / SHAH MaraiThe skyline of Kabul is pictured during a helicopter flight from Kabul to Bagram Air Base for a prison handover ceremony on September 10, 2012
The skyline of Kabul is pictured during a helicopter flight from Kabul to Bagram Air Base for a prison handover ceremony on September 10, 2012 - Sputnik International
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Canada is ready to contribute $465 million for Afghanistan's security and development, the Canadian government said on Saturday.

WARSAW (Sputnik) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attended the July 8-9 NATO summit in Warsaw. During the summit, NATO members agreed to continue providing around $5 billion per year to fund Afghanistan's army and police until 2020, according to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

"The Government of Canada announced a comprehensive package — worth $465 million — of security support and development assistance or Afghanistan," the government said in press release during the second day of the NATO summit.

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The document specified that this funding will be used to sustain the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces, as well as to support women's and girls' rights and empowerment and to help meet the basic needs of Afghans.

Afghanistan is in a state of political and social turmoil, due to the continuing Taliban insurgency, which has expanded its activities in Afghanistan to major cities. At the same time, Kabul faces challenges from other extremist groups, most notably the Islamic State, outlawed in many countries including Russia.

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