Press Release: Commission allocates EUR20 million in humanitarian aid to vulnerable populations in Afghanistan and neighbouring countries

The European Commission has allocated two new decisions with a total of €20 million in humanitarian aid for victims of the Afghanistan crisis and natural hazard in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran. The overarching objective of this funding was to continue assisting the most vulnerable whilst sustaining the return and reintegration process of refugees and internally displaced persons. Funds were to be channelled through the European Commission's Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO).