China announces $7.5m humanitarian aid for Afghanistan

Published: June 25, 2022 19:13:39 | Updated: June 26, 2022 17:33:47

Afghan people walking through the debris of damaged houses on Saturday after the recent earthquake in Wor Kali village in the Barmal district of Paktika province in Afghanistan –Reuters photo

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, reports Reuters.

The 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan early on Wednesday near the Pakistani border, about 160 km (100 miles) southeast of Kabul.