Tuesday, November 20, 2007

US Urged to Spend More on Afghan Aid

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) --Though the government aid arm U.S. Agency for International Development has spent more than $4.4 billion in Afghanistan since 2002, the British-based aid agency Oxfam said that figure is dwarfed by U.S. military spending here -- some $35 billion in 2007 alone. --- Since the U.S.-led invasion to oust the Taliban in 2001, Afghanistan has received more than $15 billion from the international community. Oxfam said continued aid will be crucial to Afghanistan's development for years to come.

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