China to provide $7.5 million in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan: Foreign ministry

Shanghai, June 25 China will provide humanitarian aid worth 50 million yuan ($7.5 million) to Afghanistan after it was hit by an earthquake that killed more than 1,000 people this week, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Saturday. The aid...

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Updated At : 09:41 PM Jun 25, 2022 IST

Shanghai, June 25

China will provide humanitarian aid worth 50 million yuan ($7.5 million) to Afghanistan after it was hit by an earthquake that killed more than 1,000 people this week, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Saturday.

The aid will include tents, towels, beds and other materials, the ministry said in a statement on its website.

The 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan early on Wednesday near the Pakistani border, about 160 km (100 miles) southeast of Kabul. Reuters

China to provide $7.5 million in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan: Foreign ministry

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