UN says Turkey seemingly greatest to ship rescue groups to Afghanistan

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations doesn’t have search and rescue capabilities in Afghanistan and Turkey is “greatest positioned” to supply it following a lethal earthquake in Afghanistan on Wednesday, a senior UN assist official mentioned.
“We spoke about it with the embassy of Turkey right here on the bottom and so they’re ready for the formal request,” mentioned deputy UN envoy in Afghanistan Ramiz Alakbarov.
“We will make such request solely after the dialogue with the de-facto authorities and primarily based on what’s the actuality on the bottom.”