MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan, Dec 17 (NNN-ANA) – A local trading company, the Bashir Nawed Shirkat, provided humanitarian assistance to more than 7,000 teachers, in northern Balkh province, head of the company in the province, Mujtaba Usmani said, yesterday.
The package assistance includes a bag of flour and a can of cooking oil, Usmani said, adding, the distribution began Wednesday and would cover the teachers in the province.
Usmani also stated that, the trading company would also provide food assistance to some 1,000 tutors in religious schools in the province, in the near future.
Providing assistance to teachers in Balkh province, by the local trading company is taking place amid poverty and food insecurity in Afghanistan, as the government has yet to pay salaries of civil servants.
Welcoming the assistance provided by the company, Balkh Governor, Mawlawi Qudratullah Abu Hamza, assured that the administration would soon pay the salaries of government employees, including the teachers.
The official also urged rich people to help needy families.
United Nations aid agencies have reportedly warned of a humanitarian disaster in Afghanistan, if necessary aid supplies are not sent to the country.– NNN-ANA
