Part of: GS Prelims and GS-II – International Relations
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Recently, at the Afghanistan 2020 Conference, India has announced about 150 projects worth USD 80 million.
The conference was attended by Afghanistan’s President, United Nations (UN) and the European Union (EU) officials and representatives of other countries.
Also, the USA has decided to reduce its troop presence in Afghanistan to about 2,500 by January 2021.
Key takeaways
India will launch phase-IV of high-impact community development projects, which include around 150 projects worth USD 80 million.
It has signed an agreement for building the Shahtoot dam, which would provide safe drinking water to 2 million residents of Kabul city.
It builds on the 202 km Pul-e-Khumri transmission line of 2009, through which India provides power to the city.
