Japan Pledges $19.5 Million Aid For Afghanistan

Japan has pledged $19.5 million in new humanitarian aid for Afghanistan, reaffirming continued support through UN agencies despite ongoing political challenges nationwide crisis.

Taliban Refugees Minister Mawlawi Abdul Kabir met Japan’s new ambassador to Kabul, Kenichi Masamoto, to discuss humanitarian assistance and future cooperation, the ministry said.

According to a statement released on Monday, the Japanese envoy said Tokyo had provided $550 million in aid to Afghanistan through UN agencies since the Taliban returned to power.

The statement said the assistance has supported humanitarian relief, migrants, alternative livelihoods, healthcare, water supply, women’s empowerment and other key sectors.

The ambassador also pledged that Japan would continue its cooperation with Afghanistan and would not interfere in the country’s internal affairs, the ministry said.

He further announced a new $19.5 million aid package, approved by the Japanese government, to support migrant-related and humanitarian programmes in Afghanistan.

Japan has been one of Afghanistan’s major international donors for decades, channeling assistance largely through UN agencies and NGOs rather than directly to Afghan authorities.

Since the Taliban takeover, most Western countries have cut direct funding, while maintaining humanitarian aid amid a deep economic crisis, widespread poverty and mass displacement.

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