Sun 17 October 2021:
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) sent 96 tonnes of humanitarian goods to the Termez Cargo Center in Uzbekistan, according to the head of the cargo center, Nodirbek Jalilov, Sputnik reported.
“The total volume of delivered cargo is 96 tonnes, these are essential items,” Jalilov said.
He noted that the list of aid delivered included blankets, tents and plastic cutlery.
The aid will be then transported to Afghanistan via the Termez-Hairatan border which is located less than 1.
24 miles from the cargo center.
Since the start of October, Jailov told Sputnik, around 40 railroad cars of food had arrived to Termez for Afghanistan via the UN World Food Program. This food was then transported to the Termez-Hairatan border via trucks.
The UN’s refugee agency stated earlier this week that three planes carrying humanitarian aid for Afghanistan will fly through Termez. The first plane arrived on October 15, and two more are scheduled to arrive this weekend.
FILE PHOTO: In Takhar, the Department of Refugees and Repatriation provided non-food items to war-affected families with financial support from a private company. – Bakhtar News Agency.
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