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UAE continues supporting Afghan people

The aid comes in response to the exacerbated living conditions in many countries already suffering from a deteriorating humanitarian situation…reports Asian Lite News

The UAE on Tuesday sent a plane carrying 30 metric tonnes of food and relief supplies to Afghanistan to meet the immediate basic food needs of Afghan people, particularly women and children.

The aid comes in response to the exacerbated living conditions in many countries already suffering from a deteriorating humanitarian situation.

Issa Salem Al Dhaheri, UAE Ambassador to Afghanistan, said, “The UAE continues to provide humanitarian and relief assistance to support the Afghani people. This reflects the leadership’s keenness to strengthen international efforts to achieve peace, stability and prosperity for Afghanistan and its people, and stressing the importance of unifying all efforts towards joint action to address humanitarian challenges in Afghanistan.”

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He added, “The UAE is one of the largest donor countries to help Afghanistan overcome the crises and disasters it has gone through, whether natural disasters or wars. From September to December of 2021, the UAE established a relief airlift of 21 aircraft that carried about 500 tonnes of food and medical supplies to meet the essential needs of more than half a million people, most of whom are women and children.”

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