US announces $12 million aid for Herat earthquakes victims

KABUL (Pajhwok): US has announced $12 million in immediate humanitarian assistance for the earthquakes victims in Afghanistan’s western Herat province, according to a statement on Friday.

US Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West on his Twitter handle made the announcement.

He wrote: “The United States is providing $12 million in immediate humanitarian assistance following the earthquakes that struck northwestern Afghanistan October 7 and 11.”

Assistance would provide much-needed supplies: safe drinking water; emergency shelter kits; materials to cook & collect water; blankets, he said.

The US envoy added: “We mourn the loss of life from these earthquakes and stand resolutely with the people of Afghanistan as they recover from these crises.”

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