UK Pledges Extra £286M of Emergency Aid for Afghan People

UK Pledges Extra £286M of Emergency Aid for Afghan People
People wait to receive aid provided by a charity on the outskirts of Kabul on Jan. 30, 2022. Wakil Kohsar/AFP via Getty Images
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The UK is pledging an extra £286 million ($377 million) of emergency aid to provide life-sustaining food, shelter, and medical supplies for people in Afghanistan.

The announcement comes as Britain is set to co-host a United Nations (U.N.) international pledging summit to help raise more than £3 billion ($3.95 billion) for humanitarian relief in the wake of the Taliban takeover.