A charity delivering vital support to Afghan women says its funding was cut by the UK government earlier this year.
Afghanaid has been forced to end a project helping 10,500 women in rural Afghanistan with livelihoods, literacy and knowledge of reproductive health. A spokesperson for the charity said it had not been warned in advance and criticised a lack of transparency over why the project had been targeted.
This week, the government promised to double aid to the country, but development groups say the pledge comes too late for many projects – leaving vulnerable people without support.
