Over the previous week, 446 needy Afghan households in the country’s central Bamyan province received humanitarian aid and assistance from China and UNICEF. Each household received a package containing 50 kg each of rice and wheat from China, as well as a pocket of soap and a medical kit from UNICEF. Mawlawi Shakir Tahir, the provincial director for Natural Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs, thanked China and UNICEF for supporting Afghanistan at a time when the majority of Afghans are living in poverty for their assistance.

One of the recipients remarked, “We thank both China and UNICEF for aiding us at such a vital time.