Taluqan (Afghanistan), January 2: Authorities in Afghanistan's northern Takhar province distributed humanitarian aid to 460 orphaned children on Saturday, a provincial official said.
"After conducting survey we have distributed humanitarian assistance to 460 orphans and each one received a sack of flour, 7-kg cooking oil, a sack of rice and few more kitchen items," Qari Ansarullah Ansari, head of the province's information and cultural department, told Xinhua.
The authorities will continue to provide assistance to orphans and needy families across the province, the official added.
In another development on Saturday, authorities in the northern Jawzjan province distributed humanitarian aid to 100 needy families in the provincial capital Shiberghan.
Source: Xinhua
