Kabul airport problems blocking medical supplies for Afghans, says WHO

The World Health Organisation has said more than 500 tonnes of medical supplies due to be delivered to Afghanistan this week are stuck because of restrictions at the Kabul airport.

More than 500 tonnes of medical supplies including surgical equipment and severe malnutrition kits due to be delivered to Afghanistan this week are stuck because of Kabul airport restrictions, the World Health Organisation said on Monday. Aid agencies say it is critical that medical and food supplies reach some 300,000 people displaced in Afghanistan over the past two months amid advances by the Taliban that culminated in the capture of Kabul on Aug. 15.