INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Afghanistan has taken delivery of another shipment of wheat from India, which was transported through Pakistan&s territory.According to
Pakistan&s Dawn News, five convoys of Afghan trucks collected 10,700 tonnes of wheat from India, which is part of the total 50,000 tonnes of
wheat pledged by the Indian government.The remaining 39,300 tonnes are likely to be collected by Afghanistan under humanitarian assistance
by the end of next month, official sources said.Five convoys of Afghan trucks collected wheat consignments at Attari from Indian authorities
and returned to Afghanistan via Wagah and Torkham borders
All these convoys collected five consignments of almost 10,700 tonnes of the total 50,000 tonnes as pledged to be given to Afghanistan by
India on humanitarian grounds,& a senior official told Dawn on Sunday.The fifth convoy of 39 Afghan trucks returned to Afghanistan after
collecting 2,000 tonnes wheat from Indian authorities on Friday,& the official said.The first fleet of 41 Afghan trucks collected the first
consignment of 2,500 tonnes of wheat from India on February 22.The post 10,700 tonnes of Indian wheat reaches Afghanistan through Wagah
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