Afghanistan to Call for Aid Until 2030 as Donors Assess Plight

Afghanistan plans to appeal at a conference in Bonn today for international economic aid to continue to 2025 and for donors to help pay for its security forces until 2030 to avoid having progress “come undone.”

Afghan officials plan to describe the nation’s precarious position and long-term needs, according to a copy of the report obtained by Bloomberg News. It acknowledges the government’s economic plight -- the World Bank estimates Afghanistan will need about $7 billion a year for the next decade -- and warns that unless its budget gap is met “the good work of the past ten years will come undone.”