New Delhi, March 15: The fourth consignment of humanitarian assistance comprising 2,000 metric tonne of wheat is being dispatched for Afghanistan via the Attari-Wagah border on Tuesday, said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
India sends fourth consignment of 2,000 MTs of wheat to Afghanistan
New Delhi, March 15: The fourth consignment of humanitarian assistance comprising 2,000 metric tonne of wheat is being dispatched for Afghanistan via the Attari-Wagah border on Tuesday, said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
Meanwhile, the second convoy of India's humanitarian assistance carrying 2,000 MTs of wheat left Attari, Amritsar on March 3 for Jalalabad, Afghanistan, the MEA had said.
Moreover, India sent the third consignment of 2,000 metric tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan in 40 trucks via the Attari-Wagah border on March 8.
Earlier this month, India had announced that it will send 50,000 metric tonnes (MT) of wheat to Afghanistan overland through Pakistan. Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla had flagged off the first such consignment from Amritsar.
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