Pakistan on Sunday sent 13 more trucks of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan via the Torkham border.
According to a statement by the Pak-Afghan Cooperation Forum, which made arrangements for the food trucks to be sent, 174 tons worth of flour, rice, and pulses were sent to the country.
The aid was handed over by PACF’s Habibullah Khan to Afghan Deputy Minister for Refugee Affairs Arsalah Khan at the Torkham border crossing point.
A handing over ceremony was also held which featured brief remarks by Habibullah Khan regarding the aid.
According to the statement, Afghan officials — in charge of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Molvi Sherzad, Police Chief Jalalabad Mohammad Nizami, and in charge of the Afghan Torkham Border S Ghaziullah Hashmi — were also in attendance.
“Afghanistan counterparts gratefully accepted the aid and prayed for better relationships with each other in future,” the statement said.
Later, Pakistan Ambassador to Afghanistan Mansoor Ahmad Khan shared images of the trucks and provided a break down of the aid sent.
According to the ambassador, the 174 tons included 140 tons of flour, 16 tons of sugar and 18 tons of rice.
Today another 13 trucks of humanitarian aid from Pakistan by Pak-Afg Coop Forum crossed over via Torkham & were received by Arsalah Khan Kharoti, Dy Minister Refugees. Total items – 174 tons incl Flour-140 Tons; Sugar-16 Tons; Rice-18 Tons @ForeignOfficePk @PakinAfg pic.twitter.com/JOtMd5SZwY
— Mansoor Ahmad Khan (@ambmansoorkhan) October 3, 2021
Continued aid
On September 20, Pakistan donated almost 300 tonnes of critical food supplies to Afghanistan to address the impending humanitarian crisis in the neighbouring country.
The 17 containers laden with food items were sent to different cities of Afghanistan via the Torkham land border crossing as part of Pakistan’s large scale humanitarian relief efforts.
The aid convoy of 17 trucks included 300 tonnes edible items including 65 tonnes sugar, three tonnes pulses, 190 tonnes flour, 11 tonnes cooking oil and 31 tonnes of rice. Pakistan is also supplying additional items such as blankets and tents before winter sets in.
