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| Afghanistan |
| Aid begins to reach Afghan refugees |
| 2001-09-28 |
| BBC Emergency supplies have started arriving in Pakistan for an anticipated mass influx of Afghan refugees. The World Food Programme (WFP) has sent planes carrying 100,000 tonnes of high-energy biscuits to the city of Peshawar. The United Nations has been trying to put sufficient emergency supplies in place since it became clear that a huge number of people could flee Afghanistan. The WFP and other UN agencies fear that up to 1.5 million Afghans could flee into Pakistan if the United States carries out military strikes in Afghanistan. Warehouses in and around Peshawar have been stocked with tens of thousands of blankets, plastic sheets, tents and other items. Large amounts of food have been stockpiled and more is on the way. UN officials said the United States had promised to provide enough wheat to feed a million people for a year. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |