KAABUL (Pajhwok): Pakistan sent 13 truckloads of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan through the border crossing at Torkham, authorities said on Sunday.
The latest tranche consisted of edibles including flour, sugar, cooking oil, pulses and rice.
Another four trucks would also be sent through the crossing soon, the state run news agencyAPP reported.
AbidUllah, Islamabad’s acting consul general in Jalalabad, received the assistance at Torkham. The goods will be dispatched for distribution among the needy in various provinces.
Last week, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said food could run out by the end of this month, and . . .
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