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Head of the Afghan Government's Media and Information Centre, Hakim Asher, says that the US embassy will resume its financial aid to the centre.

The advisors who were taken out of GMIC will be recalled, he added.

The US embassy called it's advisor and paused all its aid to GMIC after a delegation who investigated about civilian casualties in some provinces held a press conference.

Meanwhile, Mr Asher announced that the US embassy in Afghanistan will resume its aid..

"Actually the aid was not paused, they were only reviewing their aid," Mr Asher said. "They only called their advisor for a few days but soon sent him back."

The US embassy emphasises on a fully Afghan-supported GMIC.

"As we stated earlier, the US Embassy is working to transition the Afghan Government Media Information Centre to a fully Afghan-supported institution. We will continue to interact with the GMIC to ensure that US support and resources are used efficiently and effectively," the US embassy in Kabul told TOLOnews.