Kabul, Mar 28 (IANS): About 1,000 families received relief assistance in two Afghan provinces, the Taliban-led government said in a statement on Monday.
In the eastern Laghman province, the Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) provided food and non-food items to 500 families in Qarghayee district on Sunday, Xinhua news agency quoted the statement as saying.
In the northern Baghlan province, food and non-food items have been distributed by the ARCS to 500 families in Nahrin district.
The aid was provided by the Turkish Red Crescent Society.
In the eastern Ghazni province, the provincial health directorate obtained medical equipment from the Unicef which is worth about $39,800, according to the statement.
The equipment will soon reach all health facilities in the province, it added.