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UK's Brown pledges extra $120 mln for Afghan development
21 Aug 2008 09:54:58 GMT
Source: Reuters
KABUL, Aug 21 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Thursday pledged an additional $120 million to go into a fund that channels development aid to the Afghan government, he told a news conference in the Afghan capital, Kabul. (Writing by Jon Hemming; Editing by David Fogarty)
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