Indonesia Donates Rp5 Billion for Afghanistan Mosque

Jakarta (Antara) - The Indonesian government has provided Rp5 billion in grant to construct Ahmad Shah Baba Mina Mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan, according to the State Secretariat. The grant is aimed at strengthening friendship between the two countries and helping peace process and reconciliation of local people in Afghanistan, the State Secretariat said in its official website on Saturday. According to Presidential Decree No. 50/2014 signed by President Joko Widodo on December 2, 2014, the grant which was taken from the state budget was channeled though Noor Educational and Capacity Development Organization (NECDO). (*) Reporting by Muhammad Arief Iskandar