UAE Sends 30 Tons of Urgent Food Supplies to Afghanistan

(WAM) The United Arab Emirates today dispatched a plane carrying 30 tons of urgent food supplies to Afghanistan to alleviate the impact of the devastating earthquake that recently struck southeast Afghanistan.

A powerful earthquake struck Afghanistan early Wednesday, killing 1,500 people and injuring 2,000 more in one of the deadliest temblors in decades.

This joint relief aid among the Emirati humanitarian institutions underlined the UAE's commitment to a humanitarian approach that enhances its relief response and meet the urgent needs for brotherly and friendly countries in need, in order to consolidate the value of the boundless giving.