The United States has allocated another $308 million in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, bringing the total of Washington’s assistance to the country to $782 million since October 2021, the White House announced on Tuesday.
“The United States is announcing a new contribution of more than $308 million in humanitarian assistance for the people of Afghanistan. This brings total U.S. humanitarian aid in Afghanistan and for Afghan refugees in the region to nearly $782 million since October 2021, and we remain the single largest donor of humanitarian aid in Afghanistan,” the White House said in a statement.
In addition, the United States is providing the people of Afghanistan one million additional COVID-19 vaccine doses through COVAX, bringing our total to 4.3 million doses, the White House said.
The new humanitarian assistance by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will directly flow through independent humanitarian organizations and help provide lifesaving protection and shelter, essential health care, winterization assistance, emergency food aid, water, sanitation, and hygiene services in response to the growing humanitarian needs exacerbated by COVID-19 and healthcare shortages, drought, malnutrition, and the winter season, the statement added.
To date, Afghanistan has confirmed over 150,000 COVID-19 cases and more than 7,000 deaths.
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