EAM condoles quake deaths on call with Afghanistan FM

New Delhi [India], November 3 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar connected Monday called his Afghanistan counterpart Amir Khan Muttaqi to convey condolences astatine the nonaccomplishment of lives successful an earthquake that struck Balkh, Samangan and Baghlan provinces of the landlocked nation.

Jaishankar said that the Indian alleviation worldly is being distributed, and supplies of medicines volition scope soon.

In a station connected X, Jaishankar said, 'Called FM Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi of Afghanistan this day to convey condolences astatine the nonaccomplishment of lives successful the earthquake that struck Balkh, Samangan and Baghlan provinces. Indian alleviation worldly for the earthquake impacted communities is being handed implicit today. Further supplies of medicines to scope soon,' helium said.

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The earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck bluish Afghanistan adjacent the metropolis of Mazar-i-Sharif successful the aboriginal hours of Monday astatine astir 2:00 americium IST, sidesplitting astatine slightest 20 radical and injuring implicit 300 others.

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'Discussed advancement successful our bilateral narration since his visit. Welcomed the improving people-to-people contacts betwixt India and Afghanistan. Appreciated the speech of views connected the determination situation,' the EAM added.

Earlier, India donated implicit 16 tonnes of Anti-Vector Borne Disease Medicines to Afghanistan.

A Taliban spokesperson said connected Sunday that this donation is portion of India's continued committedness to supporting the wellness assemblage successful Afghanistan.

In a bid of posts connected X, the Taliban said, 'The authorities of India has extended a important motion of humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan by gifting implicit 16 tonnes of anti-vector-borne illness medicines and diagnostic kits to the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH). This donation is portion of India's continued committedness to supporting the wellness assemblage successful Afghanistan and strengthening bilateral practice successful nationalist wellness and illness prevention. The medicines and diagnostic kits volition straight enactment Afghanistan's National Malaria and Other Vector-Borne Diseases Prevention Programme.'

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'The supplies are aimed astatine enhancing the country's capableness to combat diseases specified arsenic malaria, dengue, and leishmaniasis, which proceed to airs superior nationalist wellness challenges crossed respective regions of Afghanistan. The enactment of the Ministry of Public Health expressed heavy appreciation to the Government of India for its timely and invaluable assistance. The Ministry noted that these medicines and diagnostic kits correspond a important measurement toward improving nationalist wellness infrastructure and ensuring effectual illness control, particularly successful susceptible and high-risk communities,' it added. (ANI)