Afghanistan Welcomes Debt Cancellations
Afghanistan on Wednesday lauded a decision by the United States, Russia and Germany to cancel its debts to the three countries, totaling more than $10 billion.”After 30 years of devastation, we are starting from nothing and any move such as this helps the reconstruction of Afghanistan,” said Khaleeq Ahmed, a spokesman for President Hamid Karzai. The Bush administration said Tuesday it will forgive the entire $108 million that Afghanistan owes to the United States. Full Story