India sends medical aid to help challenging humanitarian situation in Afghanistan

Record ID: 1650681

  • Title: India sends medical aid to help challenging humanitarian situation in Afghanistan
  • Date: 11th December 2021
  • Summary: NEW DELHI, INDIA (DECEMBER 11, 2021) (ANI - NO USE INDIA) AIRPLANE ON TARMAC/ MEDICAL SUPPLIES BEING LOADED INTO AIRPLANE VARIOUS OF WORKERS PLACING BOXES ON CONVEYOR BELT WORKERS KEEPING BOXES INSIDE AIRPLANE PAPER ON BOX READING (English): "GIFT FROM THE PEOPLE OF INDIA TO THE PEOPLE OF AFGHANISTAN" OFFICIALS TALKING AIRPLANE ON TARMAC
  • Embargoed: 25th December 2021 06:34
  • Keywords: India New Delhi Taliban airplane assistance conflict medical equipment
  • Location: NEW DELHI, INDIA
  • City: NEW DELHI, INDIA
  • Country: India
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA001F7LE34F
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: India dispatched humanitarian assistance consisting of medical supplies on a special flight from New Delhi to Afghanistan on Saturday (December 11).
    These medicines will be handed over to representatives of WHO in Kabul and will be administered at Indira Gandhi Children Hospital in the city, as per the Indian foreign ministry.
    India on Friday (December 10) brought 10 Indians and 94 Afghan citizens from Kabul to New Delhi through a special flight.
    Under "Operation Devi Shakti" a total of 669 people have been evacuated from Afghanistan, since the dreaded militant outfit Taliban entered Kabul on August 15 taking over much of the country, prompting chaotic scenes at the airport as crowds scrambled to escape.
  • Copyright Holder: ANI (India)
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