A new EU humanitarian airlift has delivered more than 28 tonnes of vital medical cargo to Kabul to help the Afghan people cope with the dire humanitarian situation in the country, the European Commission announced on Friday 22 October.
The shipment contained medicines and equipment for surgical operations.
This EU-funded airlift enables the World Health Organization and humanitarian organisations such as Emergency and Première Urgence Internationale to deliver essential medical supplies to people in need (see EUROPE 12804/8).
Calling the EU’s third flight of the humanitarian airlift “an important lifeline for Afghans”, European Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič added: “However, the overall humanitarian situation is rapidly worsening. With this in mind, and with winter approaching, I urge the entire international community to step up and provide assistance to millions of Afghans whose lives depend on it”.
Further flights are planned in the coming weeks to express the EU’s solidarity with the Afghan people. (Original version in French by Aminata Niang)