US promises financial aid for post-war Afghanistan

Washington, March 24 (IANS) The US has promised to finance a large contingent of Afghan security forces at least until 2017 and provide up to $800 million to foster economic development in the country in its post-war scenario. A day before his meeting with US President Barack Obama at the White House, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani held talks with Secretary of State John Kerry and Pentagon head Ashton Carter, together with Afghanisan's Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah on Monday, Efe news