RI sends aid to Afghanistan

JAKARTA: Indonesia will send 80 tons of medical supplies to Afghanistan for the thousands of war victims now being treated at hospitals in the war-torn country.

The medical supplies will be delivered by a Hercules C-130 plane which is scheduled to leave here for Kabul today.

The plan will take part in joint airlift activities between Jalalabad and Kabul, which are due to begin today and will last through Nov. 13. These activities are being organized by the International Committee of the Red Cross. (bas)