Development Assistance

Bilateral cooperation
Much of the development effort in Afghanistan is channelled through the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA), a government agency conducting its effort bilaterally through local partners.
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Multilateral cooperation
As for all Nordic countries, afghanization and self-sufficiency for the Afghan community is seen as the only way to succeed in Afghanistan. Sweden contributes police officers to the EU-led police mission EUPOL in Afghanistan, whose objective is to rebuild an Afghan National Police that is viable and self sufficient.
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Swedish NGOs in Afghanistan
The Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA) is the biggest NGO in Afghanistan. The SCA was created in the early 1980s and aims to help the reconstruction of Afghanistan after decades of devastating war.
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