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Thu Jun 12, 2008 5:12pm IST
 
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 June 12 (Reuters) - Over 65 countries and more than a dozen
international organisations met at a conference in Paris on
Thursday to pledge funds for Afghanistan and review their
development strategy for the violence-plagued state.
 Afghanistan's government asked donors to fund a $50 billion
five-year development plan, for which donors will demand that
Kabul do more to fight corruption which has deterred investment.
 Delegates say total pledges are not expected to reach a full
$50 billion.
 Below is a list of amounts pledged so far, by country and
organisation.
 
 Australia... A$250 million ($234.3 million) over 3 years
 Austria..... 450,000 euros ($694,300) for projects in 2008
 Belgium..... 30 million euros ($46.29 million) for 2007-2011
 Brazil...... $100,000
 Britain..... About 600 million pounds ($1.2 billion) to
2013*
 France...... 107 million euros ($165 million) until 2010
 Germany..... 420 million euros ($648 million) for 2008-2010
 Japan....... $550 million*
 United States.... $10.2 billion over 2 years
 
 INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
 Aga Khan Foundation........ $100 million over 5 years
 Asian Development Bank..... $1.3 billion over 5 years
 World Bank................. $1.1 billion over 5 years
 
 TOTAL PLEDGED: $15.54 billion
 
 NOTE: * -- amount announced before the conference.







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