KABUL (SW) – The first consignment of Indian food and medicine aid has reached Afghanistan.
President Mohammed Ashraf Ghani thanked India for providing 500,000 tablets of hydroxychloroquine, 100,000 tablets of paracetamol, and 75,000 metric tons of wheat.
'Thank you also for further commitments to supply more items including medicines and equipment as availability increases in India. In the difficult times of #Covid19, closer cooperation between allies and friends will prepare us better to fight this menace and save our people', he tweeted.
In response, Indian premier Narendra Modi also expressed his support for Afghanistan. "India and Afghanistan share a special friendship, based on ties of history, geography, and culture. For long, we have fought jointly against the scourge of terrorism. We will similarly combat COVID-19 together, with solidarity and shared resolve", Modi said in a statement.
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