FACTBOX-Donors' aid pledges for Afghanistan
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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