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Marwa, 18, and others eat lunch in a rented house while they wait for their special visas 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 erupted 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,” an 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 items related to health and education”, the official said.
