Turkiye sends a special 'charity train' carrying 750 tonnes of emergency goods to Afghanistan
A special "charity train" carrying 750 tonnes of emergency goods under the coordination of Turkiye's government has left for Afghanistan from the Turkish capital Ankara.
"We have two trains with 47 wagons, carrying approximately 750 tonnes of charity goods," Karaismailoglu said, adding that the train will reach Afghanistan after first passing through Iran and Turkmenistan. The train is carrying aid from 11 humanitarian organisations coordinated by the state Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency .Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu stressed that 12.9 million children in Afghanistan are in need of aid due to extreme weather conditions.
Aid agencies describe Afghanistan’s plight as one of the world’s most rapidly growing humanitarian crises.