More than 700 trucks carrying humanitarian assistance have entered Afghanistan through Pakistan despite severe restrictions at the border following clashes between the two countries, the United Nations (UN) has confirmed.
The aid shipment included food supplies and other essential humanitarian items, according to Olga Cherevko, spokesperson for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Afghanistan.
In a post on X on Sunday, United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Pakistan Mo Yahya said that 724 trucks carrying humanitarian supplies had crossed into Afghanistan through the Torkham border crossing.
“Seven hundred and twenty four trucks of humanitarian cargo have crossed into Afghanistan through Torkham, reaching families who need it most,” he wrote.
He also thanked the Pakistani government and others involved in facilitating the delivery of aid.
The development comes as humanitarian agencies continue to warn about worsening food insecurity in Afghanistan. Earlier this month, the World Food Programme (WFP) said that child malnutrition had reached critical levels across the country.
According to the WFP, nearly 14 million people in Afghanistan are experiencing acute hunger following last year’s earthquakes, multiple climate-related disasters this year and the return of millions of Afghan nationals from Pakistan and Iran since 2023.
