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UK sets out long-term support for stable, secure and prosperous Afghanistan to 2020.

New UK assistance to Afghanistan will provide the long term development support needed to build a more prosperous, safe and stable country by 2020 as well as emergency aid to help tackle a growing internal displacement crisis.

The package of long-term support worth £750 million over the next four years will be dependent on the security situation as well as achievements of specific development results and reform progress by the Afghan Government. It was announced ahead of a major international conference on Afghanistan taking place in Brussels on 4 and 5 October. The UK is calling on other donors to follow its lead and commit new, ongoing support for Afghanistan.

The renewal of the UK’s commitment for ongoing development support to Afghanistan will capitalise on recent progress and help stabilise the country. UK assistance over the next four years will strengthen infrastructure and government systems, improve health and education services, support mine clearance within the country and create the jobs and investment needed for the country to turn the corner in realising greater economic independence.

This will create an Afghanistan that is less dependent on aid and is a safer and more secure country that offers increasing opportunities for the Afghan people. Additionally, this work will protect UK national interests by reducing threats from terrorism, narcotics and illegal migration, and improving prospects for investment.