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Afghans Face 'Mass Starvation'
Tuesday, October 02, 2001
National Post, with files from news services

First fresh UN aid arrives: Emergency appeal issued for 8 million 'trapped' people

PESHAWAR, Pakistan
The first humanitarian aid to enter Afghanistan since the terrorist attacks on the United States three weeks ago reached Kabul yesterday, paving the way for a full-scale relief operation.

Eight trucks carrying about 218 tonnes of wheat for bakeries made it safely to the Afghan capital, said Khaled Mansour, a spokesman for the United Nations World Food Program in Peshawar.

"They reported no problems along the road and so we'll certainly be looking at sending other convoys very soon."

The arrival of the wheat means UN aid workers have enough food to last until the end of the month. Another eight trucks carrying a similar load are en route to the western Afghani city of Herat.
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