India has announced the shipment of 13 tons of tuberculosis (TB) vaccines to Afghanistan under the rule of the Taliban.
Randhir Jaiswal, spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs of India, said on Tuesday, April 14, on his X platform that the aid had been handed over to the Ministry of Public Health of the Taliban.
He added that this aid will strengthen the childhood vaccination program against tuberculosis.
India provided medical aid to the Taliban several times last year.
Noor Jalal Jalali, the Minister of Public Health of the Taliban, had requested India’s cooperation to strengthen Afghanistan’s health sector during his visit to India.
