1 Million Afghans Received Aid In 2025, Says Trust Fund
The Special Trust Fund for Afghanistan said it assisted at least one million Afghans in 2025, with women and girls accounting for about 40 percent of those reached.
The Special Trust Fund for Afghanistan said it assisted at least one million Afghans in 2025, with women and girls accounting for about 40 percent of those reached.
In a statement released on Wednesday to mark the end of the calendar year, the Special Trust Fund for Afghanistan said it received $24.7 million in donor contributions during 2025, describing the year as one of hope and resilience.
The fund said that, in addition to its work in 2025, it has over the past four years supported Afghans through the creation of economic opportunities, the delivery of essential services and efforts to strengthen resilience to climate change. It added that increased donor contributions have expanded its capacity to assist people in need across the country.
According to the statement, the fund plans to broaden its programmes in livelihood development, health services and climate-change adaptation across northern, eastern, southeastern, southern and western Afghanistan.
Anwar ul Haq Ahadi, a member of the trust fund, told Afghanistan International on November 17 that the fund has generated more than $500 million in profits to date. He said its liquidity, which previously stood at $3.5 billion, has risen to $4.02 billion.
After the Taliban returned to power, the United States transferred $3.5 billion of Afghanistan’s central bank assets to a trust fund in Switzerland to support the Afghan economy. As the year ended, the Trust Fund for Afghanistan also marked the fourth anniversary of its establishment.
