Second batch of Russia's humanitarian aid arrives in Afghanistan

Russia has dispatched a second humanitarian aid package to Afghanistan, the Russian Emergencies Ministry said.

"An Il-76 flight carrying more than 20 metric tons of tents and blankets for the population affected by a devastating earthquake departed from Zhukovsky Airport," the statement reads.

The first 20 metric tons of Russian humanitarian aid were brought to Afghanistan on September 5.

On August 31, a 6.2-magnitude earthquake was recorded in the Hindu Kush mountains. It occurred 27 km southwest of the city of Asadabad in eastern Afghanistan. The death toll from the earthquake has exceeded 2,200, with about 3,600 Afghans injured. On September 2, another 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck the Hindu Kush mountains.