Kabul, Feb 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) Afghanistan's Red Crescent Society donated 4.5 million afghanis (about 50,000 U.S. dollars) in cash to help the quake-affected people in Turkey, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported Monday.
The Afghan caretaker government had earlier announced to donate 15 million afghanis (166,712 dollars) to the quake-affected people in Turkey and neighbouring Syria.
Two devastating earthquakes measuring 7.7- and 7.6-magnitude struck southern Turkey and northern Syria on Monday, killing over 33,000 people, with tens of thousands injured.
Source: IANS
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