TOLOnews 10pm News 06 February 2019
Delegates attending the peace talks in Moscow on Wednesday issued a joint declaration in which they outlined a nine-point approach to promote “intra-Afghan” dialogue aimed at finding a political settlement to the conflict in the country.
The delegates unanimously agreed to hold the next round of talks in Qatar’s capital Doha as soon as possible.
The World Bank and Afghanistan’s Ministry of Finance on Wednesday signed a new financial package totaling $325 million in grants to strengthen economic and job opportunities in cities with a high influx of displaced people.
World Bank said in a statement that the grant will also support selected provincial capital cities to enhance service delivery and strengthen the capacity of selected line ministries.