2nd aid train on its way from Turkey to Afghanistan

KABUL (Pajhwok): A second train with 921 tonnes of emergency assistance has left Turkey for Afghanistan, says a media report.

The first charity train, carrying 750 tonnes of emergency items, chugged into western Herat province on February 8.

According to ANI news agency, the 45-wagon train will arrive in Afghanistan after passing through Iran and Turkmenistan.

The humanitarian aid has been provided in coordination with the Turkish Ministry of Interior Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD).

Ismail Catakli, Turkey’s deputy minister of interior, says his country has been aiding needy people in Afghanistan, Yemen and Myanmar.

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