China: Freight train carrying food, winter supplies departs for Afghanistan

China has shipped more than 1000 tonnes of food, clothing, and blankets to Afghanistan, according to a statement by China's ambassor to Afghanistan, Wang Yu. As per reports of TOLO News, he stated that a train carrying over 1,000 tonnes of humanitarian aid has left China's Xinjiang province. He furr stated that milk tea powder, cotton-pded clothing, cotton shoes, and blankets are among items that are shipped.

Wang Yu also stated that China-Afghanistan trains have transported over 2,600 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan since July 2021, according to TOLO News.  freight train carrying over 1,000 tonnes of humanitarian goods left Urumqi West Railway Station in northwest China's Xinjiang region on November 20 and is scheduled to arrive in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, in 12 days, according to Chinese officials. Yu shared an image on Twitter announcing news.

Xinjiang Railway Department, customs and freight forwarders collaborated

Xinjiang Railway Department, customs and freight forwarders collaborated to create green lanes to ensure that commodities move smoothly through transportation process, reducing customs clearance time. Pang Hongtao, deputy general manager of China Railway Urumqi Group Co. Ltd.'s Urumqi Freight Center, according to CGTN stated that y prepared two reach stackers and employed sufficient employees to ensure that all loing can be completed within three hours.

Afghanistan is still suffering from severe humanitarian catastrophe as well as economic problems. Wang Yu stated that China declared that it will send Afghanistan with 200 million yuan in humanitarian help, with first shipment arriving in Kabul. Aside from humanitarian aid, China has established an "air corridor" for agricultural tre with Afghanistan, which Zhu Yongbiao, director of Center for Afghanistan Studies in Lanzhou University claims will boost Afghan farmers' income and promote economic mobility in country, hence encouraging domestic economic development, according to Global News.

China receives 10 aircraft of Afghan pine nuts after Taliban's rise to power

first batch of Afghan pine nuts landed at Shanghai's Pudong Airport on November 1, second batch of more than 40 tonnes of pine nuts was transported to Shanghai via "air corridor," according to Global Times. On Sunday, Wang tweeted that ten aircraft h carried Afghan pine nuts to China so far, with dry fruits being next priority. Chinese envoy stated that China will continue to open up and share its development possibilities with Afghanistan and rest of world.

(Image: Twitter/@ChinaEmbKabul)