CAIRO – 1 July 2022: The Egyptian Red Crescent Society announced sending urgent relief aid to Afghanistan after the recent earthquake that struck the country. A team from the Red Crescent will leave Cairo on Saturday, for Afghanistan to send the urgent aid and discuss ways of support and cooperation, the Society announced in a statement. Other relief aid was sent months ago, including relief materials, blankets, personal hygiene items, the statement said, adding that the new shipment of aid comes in light of cooperation with the Afghan Red Crescent Society. On June 22, 2022, Egypt has extended condolences to the Afghan state over the deadly earthquake Paktika and Khost provinces, which have killed and injured hundreds of people. The 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck near Khost province early on Wednesday in the southeastern part of Afghanistan.

Source: Egypt Today July 01, 2022 16:02 UTC