Three special “charity trains” left for Afghanistan from Turkey’s capital with roughly 1,500 tons of aid in tow.
Publish dateThursday 25 August 2022 - 14:49
Story Code : 257633
Afghan Voice Agency(AVA)_Monitoring, “The 6th charity train voyage is on its way to Afghanistan,” The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) tweeted.
When the sixth consignment arrives in Afghanistan, a total of 1.25 million Afghans will have received aid carried by the trains, 17 in total, AFAD added.
This comes amid an ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan exacerbated by recent flash floods across a wide stretch of the country that has left at least 182 people dead and thousands of homes destroyed or damaged in the past month.
According to the Afghan Ministry of State Disaster Management, thousands of families have been affected and are in need of urgent humanitarian assistance.
When the sixth consignment arrives in Afghanistan, a total of 1.25 million Afghans will have received aid carried by the trains, 17 in total, AFAD added.
This comes amid an ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan exacerbated by recent flash floods across a wide stretch of the country that has left at least 182 people dead and thousands of homes destroyed or damaged in the past month.
According to the Afghan Ministry of State Disaster Management, thousands of families have been affected and are in need of urgent humanitarian assistance.
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