Britain Announces International Fund to Woo Taliban
The move is part of a new effort aimed at bringing peace and security to war-torn Afghanistan.
28 January 2010
Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown delivers a speech during the Opening Session of the Afghanistan Conference in London, 28 Jan 2010
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced a new international fund that will be aimed at winning over Taliban fighters. The move, announced during an international conference in London, is part of a new drive to bring peace and security to war-torn Afghanistan.
Mr. Brown made the announcement to a host of delegates from around 70 nations.
"We are today establishing an international trust fund to finance this Afghan-led peace and reintegration program to provide an economic alternative to those who have none," Mr. Brown said.
The program, which is thought to be worth around $500-million, will give jobs to Taliban fighters who denounce extremism. It is part of a plan to weaken the insurgency in Afghanistan with the hope of eventually bringing peace to the war-torn country.
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai called for international delegates to support the plan, which aims to reintegrate Taliban fighters into mainstream society.
APAfghan President Hamid Karzai makes a speech during the Opening Session of the Afghanistan Conference in London, Thursday, 28 Jan. 2010
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