KABUL (Pajhwok): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced an aid package of 560,000 to help up to 2,000 Afghan athletes carry on their sporting activities.
The aid package was proved by the IOC Executive Board, the IOC said in a statement.
“This follows the help we have offered to the Olympic community in Afghanistan in order to receive humanitarian visas, which led to 300 of them being able to leave the country,” said IOC President Thomas Bach.
He added: “It is also a result of our talks and our quiet diplomacy effort with the Taliban. Not only . . .
