UN TO PUT TOGETHER OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE FOR AFGHAN AID
Afghan Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah told RFE/RL in Kabul on 2 February that an administrative committee will be formed under the auspices of the United Nations to coordinate the aid pledged to Afghanistan at this week's London conference (see "RFE/RL Newsline," 31 January and 1 and 2 February 2006). An Afghan delegation should be appointed to the committee to consider Afghanistan's priorities and needs when deciding on the distribution of the aid, as well as to ensure that donors honor their pledges, Abdullah added. The two-day conference concluded on 1 February with new pledges of $10.5 billion for Afghan reconstruction in the next five years. AT
