BRUSSELS: The European Union has more than doubled its emergency aid for Afghanistan to 77 million euros this year because of “the worsening humanitarian situation,” a European Commission spokeswoman said on Thursday. The extra 40 million euros ($44 million) allocated will go to emergency healthcare, shelter, water and protection for children and women, a Commission statement said.
Around 80 percent of the total aid goes directly to Afghanistan, with the rest split between neighbouring Iran and Pakistan, which together host six million Afghan refugees.
“Not only has the conflict between the government and non-state armed groups intensified since the beginning of the year, but devastating floods have also hit this war-torn country,” said the EU’s commissioner for humanitarian aid, Christos Stylianides.
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That compares with 3,770 for the same period last year and 4,162 for 2022, the previous record high