INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) has allocated 10 million AFN for the victims of last week&s massive quake in Khost and Paktika
provinces. Speaking at a press conference Monday in Kabul, officials from ARCS said that they would distribute $100 to each affected
family, providing thousands of families with cash.&The donation will be delivered to the areas with survey teams, and we will distribute
them in cash as the locals requested,& said Mullah Nooruddin Torabi, deputy director of the Afghan Red Crescent Society. In addition to
distributing cash, this organization will also provide blankets, tents, and home and kitchen appliances to the victims.In addition, Torabi
called on national and international humanitarian organizations to deliver aid to earthquake victims in Paktika and Khost provinces in
coordination with the Afghan Red Crescent Society.Torabi said the aid already sent by neighboring countries and countries around the world
has not been enough for the quake victims. &We need to establish shelters, clinics, and schools for those who are suffering in the areas
where the incident took place,& he added.He also said that in order to distribute the aid among victims in a transparent manner all domestic
and international humanitarian organizations must collaborate with ARCS.Last week a deadly earthquake in Paktika and Khost provinces killed
at least 1,200 people and injured more than 2,000 others.The post Red Crescent allocates 10 Million AFN for earthquake victims first
