Brussels, 26/03/2002 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has announced that its Humanitarian Aid Office (ECHO) is closely monitoring the situation in North-East Afghanistan, after the earthquake that hit the region of Hindu Kush. First aid, in the form of 500 tents and a thousand blankets, was provided by the French NGO, ACTED, one of ECHO's partners in this area. This NGO was to provide another batch of 1500 tents and as many temporary shelters (in kits), that were stocked in Shomali,...