March 13, 2022
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Afghanistan receives $32 mn in cash aid

United Nations said that more than 24 million people in Afghanistan require lifesaving assistance, which is a staggering 30 per cent increase since 2021….reports Asian Lite News

Afghanistan’s Central Bank, Da Afghanistan Bank, has announced that humanitarian aid worth 32 million US dollars has arrived in Kabul, according to local media.

According to Pajhwok Afghan News, the Central Bank gave information about the 18th package of humanitarian assistance in a Tweet.

“Following the series of humanitarian aid, another $32 million cash of humanitarian aid has arrived in Afghanistan today,” the Central Bank said on Saturday.

Last month, United Nations said that more than 24 million people in Afghanistan require lifesaving assistance, which is a staggering 30 per cent increase since 2021.

Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric had informed that a group of eight senior emergency experts from UN agencies and international non-governmental organizations called for life-saving humanitarian action in Afghanistan.

“The emergency experts said they witnessed an enormity of human suffering in Afghanistan, but that they also saw humanitarian organizations able to scale up operations despite massive operational constraints, including the ongoing banking and liquidity crisis,” he said.

Meanwhile, more than 500,000 Afghan refugees have returned to the country in the past six months, a Taliban government official has claimed.

During a visit to the Torkham border, a major crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MRR) Mohammad Arsalah Kharotai told reporters on Thursday that diplomatic efforts were underway to facilitate the release of Afghans being held abroad, reports TOLO News.

“Almost 550,000 people are registered with us, but the number could be higher as some of them might have not been registered,” he said.

The visit comes following repeated complaints of citizens about problems at the crossing, which connects Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province with Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

During its sixth session, the Taliban cabinet had discussed the challenges at the Torkham and Spin Boldak crossings.

“To ensure discipline and to resolve the health issues and other problems at the Torkham port in Nangarhar and Spin Boldak port in Kandahar, relevant ministries were instructed to properly activate the departments and appoint sufficient and professional staff to address the problems of the people,” the Islamic Emirate said in a statement.

There are six official border crossings and trade terminals between Afghanistan and Pakistan, namely Torkham, Chaman, Angur Ada, Badini, Ghulam Khan and Kharlachi. (With Inputs from ANI, IANS)

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