China to provide $7.5 mln in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan after earthquake
China to provide $7.5 mln in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan after earthquake
China will provide $7.5 million to Afghanistan in humanitarian aid after the Taliban-ruled country was struck by an earthquake that killed over 1,000 people.
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China will join other countries providing humanitarian aid to Afghanistan after an earthquake [Getty]
China will provide humanitarian aid worth 50 million yuan ($7.5 million) to Afghanistan after it was hit by an earthquake that killed more than 1,000 people this week, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Saturday.
The aid will include tents, towels, beds and other materials, the ministry said in a statement on its website.
The 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan early on Wednesday near the Pakistani border, about 160 km (100 miles) southeast of Kabul.
(Reuters)
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