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India first country to donate COVID-19 vaccines to Afghanistan
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India first country to donate COVID-19 vaccines to Afghanistan

The close relations between India and Afghanistan was proven again after India became the first country to donate COVID-19 vaccines to Afghanistan.The first shipment containing 500,000 free doses of Covishield vaccine reached Kabul on Sunday. India has promised to provide more vaccines to Afghanistan in due course.The Covishield vaccine produced by Indian pharma company Bharat Biotech, will be rolled out in Afghanistan from next week. Mohammad Haneef Atmar, Foreign Minister of Afghanistan expressed the country’s gratitude on Twitter. "My profound gratitude to my friend @DrSJaishankar, the government & people of India for assisting 500k dozes of “Made in India” vaccines to address #Covid spread in Afghanistan. A clear sign of generosity, commitment & strong partnership indeed",...