(Reuters) – The United Kingdom will double its humanitarian and development aid to Afghanistan to 286 million pounds ($393.34 million) this year, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said in a tweet https://bit.ly/2VZDJZT.
“We call on others to follow our lead to ensure the most vulnerable Afghans receive the humanitarian assistance they need”, Raab said late on Wednesday.
($1 = 0.7271 pounds)
(Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Chris Reese)
