Govt sends relief supplies to Afghanistan

DHAKA, 06 July 2022, (TON): On the basis of the Prime Minister's 'Integrated Development' policy, emergency humanitarian assistance was sent to the people of Afghanistan in response to the catastrophic earthquake.

A Bangladesh Air Force aircraft C-130J, under the supervision of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and overall management of the Armed Forces, left here for Kabul at 6 am with food, clothing and emergency relief supplies.

Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Sheikh Abdul Hannan bid farewell to the pilot and crew of the aircraft, said a press release.

A powerful 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck a remote border region of Afghanistan killing at least 1,000 people and injuring hundreds of people on June 22.

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