The head of the UN World Food Program (WFP) met Pakistan’s prime minister on Thursday to discuss the humanitarian situation and relief efforts in Afghanistan.
David Beasley discussed with Imran Khan “ways of facilitating the continued provision of humanitarian assistance to the Afghan people,” according to a statement by the Pakistani premier’s office.
The top WFP official expressed gratitude for Pakistan’s role in facilitating the organization’s work in Afghanistan, it added.
The duo also exchanged views on the “evolving situation in Afghanistan,” the statement said.
Khan reiterated the need for an “inclusive government and positive engagement of international community with Afghanistan,” stressing that it was critical to “avert any humanitarian crisis and secure peace and stability” in the war-weary country.
Hours earlier, Beasley said on Twitter that the WFP’s “damaged planes from Kabul have been repaired” and the organization “is now ready to establish a humanitarian air bridge between Islamabad-Kabul and other destinations in Afghanistan.”
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