The Asian Development Bank has approved a $100 million grant to help the Government of Afghanistan respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. It will support government measures to scale up the capacity of its medical facilities and extend its targeted social safety nets. It will also support the implementation of stabilization measures covering state-owned enterprises, job creation in the agriculture sector, and MSMEs.
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