Afghanistan ‘at make-or-break point’ says UN as G20 ministers meet

Leaders will discuss UN proposal to channel funds to Afghanistan to ease growing humanitarian catastrophe

G20 leaders and ministers will meet by video-conference on Tuesday to discuss a United Nations proposal to channel funds to Afghanistan to ease its worsening humanitarian catastrophe.

It will be the first time the world’s richest nations have met to discuss the consequences of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Taliban takeover on 15 August. Afghanistan was 75%-dependent on foreign aid before the takeover, and funds held overseas have been frozen by the US.

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