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Canada will spend $616 million in Afghanistan in the eight years ending in 2009, said Bob Johnston, a senior official at the Canadian International Development Agency.
Before 2001, Canadian assistance was about $10 million a year, CIDA's website says. About $100 million has been allocated for the year ending in March.
CIDA's work is aimed at helping improve the government, Johnston told a media briefing in Ottawa on Thursday.
It's funding work that includes removing mines, helping facilitate elections, destroying heavy weapons, and improving the lives of rural dwellers through financial programs, particularly ones that target women.
The U.S. and Britain recently promised to support Afghanistan with $2 billion.
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$616 MILLION DOLLARS to rebuild what? It's like saying you're going to rebuild Africa...Look what happened to Canadians in Africa and that should be justification to never go into Countries like this and expect that they appreciate your help, or are willing to help themselves.