The first 2,500 MT consignment of wheat totalling 10,000 MT donated by the Government of India has arrived in Afghanistan, to support Afghan people in need of urgent humanitarian assistance…

The first 2,500 MT consignment of wheat totalling 10,000 MT donated by the Government of India has arrived in Afghanistan, to support Afghan people in need of urgent humanitarian assistance

‘’We thank the Government of India and its people for this timely contribution,’’ WFP Afghanistan Country Director Mary-Ellen Mcgroarty said, ‘’There are mothers and families who do not have enough food to eat, they are facing severe hunger and every donation of food assistance will go a long way. We are delighted with the Government of India partnership and hope to see continued cooperation.’’

The consignment is part of India’s in-kind contribution to WFP and will be distributed to families facing hunger. On 22 February, India’s Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla, Afghanistan’s Ambassador to India Farid Mamundzay and WFP India Country Director Bishow Parajuli flagged off the convoy at a ceremony at Amritsar’s Attari border crossing. The trucks arrived in Jalalabad in Afghanistan on 26 February.