Breaking News
Women’s Trade Fair Held in Mazar-e-Sharif
...
Lasting Peace Not Possible Without Economic Development
...
Promoting Renewable Energy in Afghanistan
...
Increasing Women’s Participation in Afghanistan’s Extractive Sector
...
Higher Education Ministry Turns to Solar Energy To Address Power Shortages in Universities
...
Afghanistan Exports Saffron, Pistachio to India Via New Air Corridor
...
Afghanistan is biggest recipient of aid from USA
Afghanistan remains to be the highest recipient of aid money from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) despite the withdrawal of foreign forces and decline in American aid assistance.
Afghanistan received USD 85mn from the United Stares in 2015, making it the highest aid recipient in the world.
William Hammink, USAID mission director in Afghanistan, assured that his country would continue its support to Afghanistan.
He announced on Saturday that USD 900mn worth of aid had been suggested to the Congress for the next fiscal year for Afghanistan.
According to Hammink, the USAID has disbursed USD 16.54bn for Afghanistan since 2002. The allocated money had been spent on infrastructural projects, roads, energy, health sector, water projects, agriculture and private sector development.
Corruption remains to be a major challenge in the way of proper management of aid money. The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has repeatedly slammed the US government for failing to implement an anti-corruption strategy.
Related Articles
Ernst & Young removes university degree requirements from its recruitment policy
One of the world’s largest accountancy firm, Ernst & Young, will remove its policy of requiring a university degree from
US gives USD 1bn worth of ammo to Afghan Army
According to the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), the US government has gives more than USD 1bn worth
WFP receives 41 trucks from Russia as a donation to deliver food to the hungry in Afghanistan
The Government Russia Federation donated 41 trucks to the World Food Program to support food delivery operation in Afghanistan. The
