Over 500 tons of Turkish humanitarian aid arrives in Herat

Turkey has sent more than 500 tons of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan of which over 300 tons is to be distributed to the families affected by the earthquake in Herat and 200 tons to the refugees who were forcibly expelled from Pakistan.

Jang Onal, the Turkish ambassador to Afghanistan, said that the government and people of his country continue to help affected families in Afghanistan.

“At the current stage when Afghanistan needs help, we are standing by the people of Afghanistan with all the possibilities and we will help as long as it is necessary.

“We hope that the families affected by the earthquake will move to their new homes as soon as possible, and we hope those who came from abroad and are immigrants, their problems should be solved too and they move to their homes.”

This is the eighth shipment of humanitarian aid from Turkey. Earlier this year food and non-food aid from the Turkish people arrived for the earthquake victims of Herat province.

Local officials in Herat meanwhile have assured the people that the process of providing assistance to the earthquake victims is ongoing.

This large shipment of humanitarian aid from the Turkish government comes at a critical time for affected Afghans, especially returning refugees from Iran and Pakistan.