Afghanistan: India’s move to send medicines for Afghan kids draws praise from Taliban

KABUL, 13 December 2021, (TON): India’s move to send 1.6 tonnes of life-saving medicines to Afghanistan has drawn praise from the Taliban.

A special charter flight that brought 104 people, most of them Afghan Sikhs and Hindus, from Kabul to New Delhi carried back medicines meant for the Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health in Kabul.

The main children’s hospital in the Afghan capital is grappling with a growing number of children affected by malnutrition.

The external affairs ministry said “these medicines will be handed over to the representatives of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Kabul and will be administered at the Indira Gandhi Children’s Hospital, Kabul.”

Taliban deputy spokesperson Ahmadullah Wasiq tweeted that important medical equipment would also be brought in from India and made available to hospitals.

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