Afghan Red Crescent provides financial aid to displaced families

FILE PHOTO: Afghan families along with children escape from the area amid the ongoing clashes between Pakistani forces and Taliban security personnel in the Samkani district of Paktia province on March 6, 2026. Around 3,000 families in Dand-e-Patan and Zazi Aryob districts received financial aid after being affected by artillery fire reportedly from Pakistan's military forces. - AFP)

KABUL: The Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) has provided cash assistance to thousands of displaced and affected families in eastern Afghanistan's Paktia province, local media Tolo news reported on Friday (March 20).

According to the report, 3,000 families in Dand-e-Patan and Zazi Aryob districts received financial aid after being affected by artillery fire reportedly from Pakistan's military forces.

Each family was given 15,000 Afghanis (approximately US$240) to help cover urgent needs.

The beneficiaries include families who were displaced from their homes or suffered losses due to the shelling. The aid is intended to improve the humanitarian situation in the affected areas.

The Afghan Red Crescent Society emphasised its commitment to supporting vulnerable communities and stated that it will continue providing humanitarian assistance to those in need. - Xinhua