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Marwa, 18, and others have lunch in a rented house, while waiting for their special visa created by Western governments to protect Afghans, in Rawalpindi. PHOTO: REUTERS
ISLAMABAD:
Pakistan will temporarily allow UN aid supplies into Afghanistan, officials said Thursday, in the first partial border opening since deadly clashes broke out between the two neighbors in October.
“In response to formal requests from UN agencies… the government of Pakistan has approved a limited and specific humanitarian exception to allow the movement of its containers to Afghanistan,” a government official not authorized 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.
