NDPA inks $700,000 cooperation deal with NGO

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Natural Disaster Preparedness Authority (NDPA) has inked an agreement worth nearly 700,000 US dollars with an NGO.

The agreement, with a total value of $697,049, was signed between Minister Mullah Nooruddin Torabi and Mission East chief Sohrab Kakar, NDPA wrote on its X handle.

Under the accord, the NGO would give cash assistance to 1,854 needy households in northeastern Badakhshan province and distribute $200 to each family for the purchase of fuel for the winter.

Earlier in the week, NDPA also signed a cooperation agreement worth 996,000 US dollars with the Aga Khan Development Network.

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