6 Afghanistan Violence surged across the country just as donors pledged $16 billion in aid to counterbalance the exit of NATO forces in 2014. A spate of suicide attacks, roadside bombings and militant assaults on police stations left dozens dead, including seven American troops. Meanwhile, a gruesome video was released that purported to show the execution-style shooting of a woman accused of adultery in a village north of Kabul. The Taliban denied it ordered the killing. At the donor conference in Tokyo on July 8, more than 70 nations-led by the U.S., Japan, Germany and the U.K.-committed to development aid over the next four years. In a first, they made a portion of the money conditional on the Afghan government's success in reducing corruption.
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