Over 7,000 families receive food assistance in two Afghan provinces

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Over 7,000 families receive food assistance in two Afghan provinces

STORY: Over 7,000 families receive food assistance in two Afghan provinces DATELINE: May 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various shots of people receiving food assistance in Jawzjan Province STORYLINE: More than 7,000 families have received food assistance in two Afghan provinces in recent days, authorities said on Monday. In eastern Parwan Province, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) with the cooperation of the Afghan Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development distributed food packages to 4,400 destitute families in Jabalusaraj and Surkhi Parsa districts, the ministry confirmed in a statement. The packages consisted of flour, cooking oil, beans, and salt, according to the statement. Besides, 2,640 displaced, deprived as well as drought-affected and most vulnerable families received food assistance in northern Jawzjan Province, Abdul Qayyum Nazari, head of the province's department of refugees and repatriations, told Xinhua. "The ben

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