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Afghan ministry signs MoUs to support displaced, returnee families

Kabul, Mar 13 (UNI) The Afghan Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation has signed four memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with international and domestic aid agencies to assist thousands of displaced, returnee and needy families across Afghanistan, the ministry said in a statement on Thursday.
The total sum of the signed MoUs reached more than 7.3 million U.S. dollars, benefiting over 860 families and 37,718 people in the provinces of Kabul, Herat, Farah, Nangarhar, Nuristan and Kunar, the statement said.
The agencies will provide cash, shelters, technical and vocational training and solar electricity to the said people, it said.
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