World powers raised $15 billion for Afghanistan on Wednesday to fund the country over the next four years, while the European Union said it won support to revive a stalled peace process after almost 40 years of conflict.

With the government in Kabul facing a resurgent Taliban 15 years after U.S. forces helped oust the militants, more than 70 governments in Brussels led by the United States and the European Union promised more financial support for a country that governments see as strategic to global security.

“The war for the future is being fought in Asia. We must stand our ground in Afghanistan,” India’s deputy foreign minister, M.J. Akbar, told the donor conference, which raised more than the $13 billion the United States initially expected.

“India does not believe in an exit option,” he said, echoing a growing recognition that there is no immediate end in sight to the U.S.-led coalition’s involvement in Afghanistan. read more at : http://www.france24.com/en/20161005-world-powers-pledge-15-billion-dollars-aid-afghanistan