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Afghanistan to give $100,000 for Katrina victims
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September 04, 2005 16:25 IST

Afghanistan's internationally propped government has pledged to give $100,000 to help victims of Hurricane Katrina, The United States embassy said on Sunday.

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President Hamid Karzai made the pledge in a letter sent to US Ambassador Ronald Neumann. 'On behalf of the US embassy, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to the people of Afghanistan,' Neumann said in a statement.

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'Their compassion and generosity bears testimony to the strength of the ties between our two peoples.'

Afghanistan's cash-strapped government relies heavily on financial aid from the United States and elsewhere. Most of the country is impoverished and there is little infrastructure outside of a handful of cities.


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