The first batch of earthquake relief supplies donated by the Chinese government arrived at Afghanistan’s Herat International Airport on Sunday and was handed over to the Afghan side.
Relief materials, including tents and rollaway beds, were unloaded from two Chinese cargo planes at the airport, Xinhua reported.
The Chinese government has pledged emergency humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan to help the country with earthquake relief work. China’s aid supplies mainly include tents, rollaway beds and thick blankets.
Chinese mining firm MCC-JCL Aynak Minerals Company Ltd. (MJAM) donated 2.27 million Afghani (30,000 U.S. dollars) to the quake-affected families in Herat on Thursday.
Afghanistan-based Chinese citizens donated more than 17,000 dollars to the quake-affected people in Herat on Wednesday.
