KABUL (Pajhwok): Russia has announced airlifting a fresh batch of humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan, which has been in the thick of a serious economic crisis.
The aid has been flown to Kabul by planes of the Russian Defence Ministry, the Foreign Ministry in Moscow said on Monday.
More than 65 tonnes of essentials goods had been delivered to Kabul, TASS news agency quoted the Foreign Ministry as saying.
"On October 16, special flights of the Russian Defence Ministry delivered to Kabul humanitarian aid. The Afghan side expressed gratitude," a statement from the ministry said.
The ministry promised Russia would continue . . .
