By IPS Correspondents
ABU DHABI, Mar 17 2003 (IPS)

A planeload of 35 tons of relief supplies left here today for Kabul as part of the air bridge launched by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Red Crescent Society (RCS) to reach out to the Afghan people.

According to Sanaa Darwish, RCS Secretary General, the organization, by continuing with its humanitarian program, was implementing the directives of the UAE leadership, who ordered that urgent relief services be extended to the Afghan people to alleviate their sufferings caused by decades of wars and destructions.

This flight is the 32nd of such operation, during which relief supplies, including food items, clothing, blankets and other warming equipment would be distributed to beneficiaries.

Meanwhile, the RCS has honored 84 students who have graduated from various orientation courses under its sponsorship.

The students, who are from poor families, form the 3rd batch of graduates from intensive courses in computer software, secretariat, English and travels and tourism courses.

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