Taliban members gathered under a tree in March in Alingar District of Laghman Province, Afghanistan.Credit...Jim Huylebroek for The New York Times.
Donors demanded an immediate ceasefire in Afghanistan on Tuesday as they pledged around $12 billion in aid over four years, but tied their money to civil rights being upheld in peace talks with the Taliban.
At a virtual global donor conference hosted from the UN in Geneva, countries affirmed their commitment to propping up a nation beset by violence between the Taliban and government forces, rampant corruption and an imminent withdrawal of US troops.
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