Afghanistan’s economy is set to contract by at least 5.5%this year because of COVID-19 impacts, stated the World Bank in a recent report. The strategy aims to protect the peace talks and prod the Afghan government to improve allocation, they said. Donors at the last conference, in Brussels in 2016, pledged $15.2 billion for 2017 to 2020, or $3.8 billion a year. The peace talks in the Qatari capital Doha have stalled and the Taliban refuses to call a ceasefire. But senior diplomats told Reuters that a breakthrough was expected in the peace talks after the donor conference.

Source: bd News24 November 22, 2020 07:18 UTC