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Reuters
Reuters
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By Ariba Shahid

China, Pakistan urge Afghan aid be delinked from 'political considerations'

FILE PHOTO: A general view of the city of Kabul, Afghanistan August 5, 2022. REUTERS/Ali Khara/File Photo

China and Pakistan on Monday urged donors to bridge gaps in humanitarian funding for Afghanistan, saying aid should be delinked from "political considerations".

Aid to Afghanistan will drop sharply this year as donor countries seek to challenge curbs on female aid workers imposed by the Taliban administration and try to cope with an increase in crises around the world, international officials say.

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