New Delhi, November 06: The US today hailed India’s developmental assistance of USD 1.3 billion to Afghanistan, saying it is “critical” for the success there in the fight against terror which is not limited to military campaign.
“India already participates in Afghan operations. India provides for Afghanistan a substantial development assistance of USD 1.3 billion at this point. The Indian government is making an important contribution and it is critical to the success of the Afghan operations,” US Deputy Secretary for Defence William J Lynn told reporters here.
Lynn, who discussed the situation in Afghanistan with Defence Secretary Pradeep Kumar and other officials here, underlined that Afghan operations are “more than military…
its military, development assistance, and its political.
–Agencies