Uzbekistan sends 74 tons of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan

TASHKENT, June 25– Uzbekistan sent 74 tons of humanitarian aid to neighboring Afghanistan following a deadly earthquake and subsequent floods, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry press service said Saturday. The aid consisted of food, necessities and medicines and was organized following Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s instructions. According to the latest…

TASHKENT, June 25 (Xinhua) — Uzbekistan sent 74 tons of humanitarian aid to neighboring Afghanistan following a deadly earthquake and subsequent floods, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry press service said Saturday.

The aid consisted of food, necessities and medicines and was organized following Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s instructions.

According to the latest estimations, more than 1,150 people died, and more than 1,500 were injured in the Wednesday morning earthquake. Enditem