Pakistan to let humanitarian aid into Afghanistan
Marwa, 18, and others have lunch at a rented house, while waiting for their special visa created by Western governments to protect the Afghans, in Rawalpindi. PHOTO: REUTERS
Pakistan will temporarily allow UN relief supplies into Afghanistan, officials said on Thursday, in the first partial border opening since deadly clashes erupted between the two neighbours in October.
"In response to formal requests from UN agencies... the government of Pakistan has approved a limited and specific humanitarian exception to allow movement of their containers to Afghanistan," a government official not authorised to speak to the media told AFP on condition of anonymity.
The supplies include food, medicine and medical equipment, and "other essential goods related to health and education", the official said.