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| Afghanistan |
| Cash-strapped Afghanistan in renewed crisis |
| 2014-08-17 |
| [Dhaka Tribune] The Afghan government is running out of funds despite an influx of millions of dollars in aid as a deadlock over who won the election drives a sharp decline in revenues, already suffering from the drawdown of thousands of foreign troops. The government faces difficulty paying salaries next month and has once more gone cap in hand to donors for help, a senior finance ministry official said on condition of anonymity, because of the sensitivity of the topic. The US embassy in Kabul confirmed Afghan officials had briefed them about their difficulty paying salaries and funding programs in coming months, but did not detail how donors planned to respond. "While the US and the donor community... are working closely with Afghan authorities to avoid any major disruptions in critical services...resolving this situation requires action by Afghan authorities first and foremost," a State Department official said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 this is an "all-new and improved crisis" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2014-08-17 15:06 |
| #3 Renewed crisis??? When have they ever stopped being in a crisis?? |
| Posted by: AlanC 2014-08-17 11:11 |
| #2 Embezzlement. Which Karzai did. To everything. |
| Posted by: Charles 2014-08-17 10:46 |
| #1 The Afghan government is running out of funds despite an influx of millions of dollars in aid There's a word for it, but darn it if I can remember... |
| Posted by: Pappy 2014-08-17 09:03 |