Europe will give Afghanistan another 700 million euros

The European Union will provide another 700 million euros of Humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan and neighboring countries with it. This was stated by the head of the European Commission (EC) Ursula, the background der Lyien, the quote leads Reuters.

Thus, the total amount of financial assistance, which the EU will supply will come close to a billion euros. Previously, the EU representatives noted that they would give Kabul 300 million euros.

“We have to do everything possible to prevent a huge humanitarian and socio-economic crisis in Afghanistan,” said Dir Lyien. At the same time, the head of the EC added that the country’s authorities represented by Taliban (the movement is recognized as terrorist and prohibited in Russia) must comply with a number of conditions in order to obtain long-term assistance.

Among the conditions that the countries of the West are presented to the New Government – respect for human rights and the fight against terrorists.

/Media reports.