US announces $48mn assistance for Afghan refugees in Pakistan

April 20, 2022 (MLN): The US embassy in Islamabad said that more than $48 million of the newly announced U.S. humanitarian assistance is for Afghan refugees and host communities in Pakistan.

Taking to its Twitter handle, the embassy said, “We are deeply grateful to Pakistan's generosity in hosting Afghan refugees and proud to support them.”

This brings US support for Afghan refugees and host communities in Pakistan to $262 million since 2002.

On March 31, 2022, President Joe Biden announced nearly $204 million in additional humanitarian assistance to help the people of Afghanistan, bringing the total amount to more than $720 million since August 2021.

This new funding includes nearly $134 million from the Department of State and more than $70 million from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), continuing America’s commitment to the Afghan people.

This funding will provide emergency cash, shelter, trauma care and essential health services, water, sanitation and hygiene assistance, protection and gender-based violence services, multisectoral assistance, and reintegration assistance to internally displaced and returnee populations in Afghanistan and refugee populations in neighboring countries, a press statement said.

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