Dhaka, Sept. 6 -- Bangladesh has dispatched emergency humanitarian aid to Afghanistan after a devastating earthquake struck the country's eastern region last week.

On Friday morning, a Bangladesh Air Force transport aircraft carrying 11.227 tonnes of relief supplies left Dhaka for Kabul.

According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the relief package includes tents, blankets, winter clothes, pure drinking water, dry food, clothes, biscuits, milk powder, noodles, and medicines.

The consignment is expected to provide immediate support for those left homeless and vulnerable. After handing over the aid, the aircraft will return to Dhaka on the same day.

The 6.0 magnitude quake hit eastern Afghanistan on August 31, at 11:47 pm ...