New batch of aid delivered to Kabul, says Moscow

KABUL (Pajhwok): Kabul has received fresh humanitarian assistance from Moscow, says the Russian Foreign Ministry.

Delivered during New Year vacation, the latest batch of aid included medicine and medical equipment, TASS news agency reported, citing a statement from the ministry.

With active assistance from the Afghan Business Center in Moscow and its head, Mohammad Nadir Shah, Russia arranged a special flight to the Kabul airport,

The new batch of medicine and special medical equipment included wheelchairs and equipment for mobile shelters, which are badly needed by the Afghans affected by natural calamities.

“Humanitarian assistance to the friendly Afghan people will continue,” the ministry promised.

PAN Monitor/mud