14K Afghan families receive food aid: Official

Kabul, Apr 25:
A total of 14,263 families in two Afghan provinces have received food assistance, the Afghan Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development said on Monday.
In northern Jawzjan province, 8,413 surveyed families received flour, oil, beans, salt and packages of food over the weekend, the ministry said in a statement.
In eastern Ghazni province, 5,850 families received similar food items in Giro district, according to the ministry.
The assistance was provided by the World Food Programme (WFP), and the provinces’ Department of Rural Rehabilitation and Development assisted in conducting survey and distributing the aid, according to the statement.
(UNI)