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Marwa, 18, and others have lunch in a rented house, waiting for their special visas created by Western governments to protect Afghans, in Rawalpindi. PHOTO: REUTERS
ISLAMABAD:
Pakistan will temporarily allow UN relief supplies to arrive in Afghanistan, officials said Thursday, in the first partial opening of the border 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 their containers to Afghanistan,” a government official unauthorized to speak to media told AFP on condition of anonymity.
The supplies include food, medicine and medical equipment, as well as “other essential goods related to health and education”, the official said.
