India delivers three tons of medical assistance to Afghanistan

New Delhi: As part of its ongoing humanitarian assistance to the people of Afghanistan, India on Saturday supplied the fourth batch of medical assistance consisting of three tons of essential life-saving medicines to Afghanistan. 

The same was handed over to the Indira Gandhi Hospital, Kabul, the MEA said in a statement.

"India stands committed to continue our special relationship with the people of Afghanistan and provide humanitarian assistance. In this endeavour, we had already supplied three shipments of medical assistance, consisting of 500,000 doses of COVID vaccine and essential life saving medicines to Afghanistan," the statement said.

The same was handed over to the WHO and Indira Gandhi Children Hospital, Kabul.

"In coming weeks, we would be supplying more batches of humanitarian assistance consisting of medicines and foodgrains for the people of Afghanistan," the statement said.