KABUL (Pajhwok): India has delivered 2.5 tonnes of essential life-saving medicines to Afghanistan, an official said on Saturday.
Hailing India’s humanitarian aid, Government Spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid on his Twitter handle wrote: “2.5 tonnes of life-saving medicine arrived in the country (from India).”
According to the Indian media report, India on Saturday supplied the fourth batch of medical assistance consisting of three tonnes of essential life-saving medicines to Afghanistan as part of New Delhi’s efforts to provide critical humanitarian assistance to the trouble-torn country.
The consignment, sent via a flight, was handed over to the Indira Gandhi Hospital in Kabul.
“India stands committed to continue our special relationship with the people of Afghanistan and provide humanitarian assistance,” the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement on Saturday.
India has already supplied three consignments of medical assistance, comprising lakhs of doses of Covid-19 vaccines and essential medicines, to Afghanistan in recent months.
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