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July 17th, 2008

The wrong amount

Posted by: The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly Editor
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Afghan attack blamed on shortfalls in aid

afghan-200.jpgLast month in Paris, donors led by the United States pledged about $20 million in aid to Afghanistan, but many supporters there voiced complaints about corruption and inefficiency in Karzai’s government.

In this piece, it stated the amount pledge to Afghansitan is $20 million when, in fact, the actual amount was more than $20 billion.

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You’re right. We corrected: GBU Editor

REUTERS photo by Omar Sobhani

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