Friday, December 02, 2005

Guardian | Special reports | No quick Afghan exit

The European Union has allocated €1bn (£680m) to Afghanistan since the 2001 US-led invasion. It provides over two-thirds of the 10,000 peacekeepers in Nato's International Security Assistance Force (Isaf). Nearly half the cost of September's parliamentary elections, seen as a democratic milestone, was met from EU funds.

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