With the contributions of AFAD and 16 non-governmental organizations, aid materials consisting of food, clothing, health, hygiene materials, blankets and tents were sent off from Ankara Station to Afghanistan by the 5th train.
TCDD Transportation Deputy General Manager Fikret Şinasi Kazancıoğlu, AFAD Vice President Hamza Taşdelen, managers of 16 non-governmental organizations and railwaymen attended the ceremony.
In his speech, Deputy General Manager Fikret Şinasi Kazancıoğlu said that the first of our goodness trains, which delivered the necessary materials to our Afghan brothers, provided with the efforts and support of our non-governmental organizations, especially the Turkish Red Crescent, was sent off on January 27, 2022, and a total of 5 trains in 12 groups have been sent to date, He said that when we set off the third train of the fifth group together today, a total of 13 trains, 298 wagons, 228 containers and a total of 5 tons of aid materials will be delivered to those in need.
Kazancığlu: “In the thirteenth goodness train, which consists of 30 wagons in total, there are 8 tons of food, health, clothing, hygiene materials, blankets and tents in 22 containers and 599 covered wagons. Like our other trains, this train will travel 4 km in total and reach Turgundi, Afghanistan in 168 days. Aid materials on the goodness trains are transported by wagons belonging to our General Directorate, passing through Iran İnceburun to Etrek in Turkmenistan. The materials are transferred to Turkmen wagons in Etrek and continue to Turgundi, Afghanistan's Turkmenistan border station. The expedition of the Goodness Trains between Turkey and Afghanistan is an important logistics operation carried out by the railway administrations of four countries.” he said.
Kazancıoğlu said, “To our Honorable President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who guides all railwaymen who support the advancement of goodness trains in Turkey, Iran, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan, to collect these aids and deliver them to our Afghan brothers in need, especially those who labor, support and contribute. I would like to thank our AFAD Presidency, Turkish Red Crescent, non-governmental organizations and everyone who contributed. May the roads of our Goodness Trains going to goodness be open," he concluded.
“Our Aid Trains Will Heal Our Afghan Brothers After Earthquake.”
Speaking at the ceremony, AFAD Vice President Hamza Taşdelen said that there has been a major earthquake in Afghanistan a short time ago, and that with the contributions of non-governmental organizations under the leadership of AFAD, the Afghan people have been sent mainly food, health, hygiene materials, blankets and tents. He said that the Afghan people who survived the earthquake would be healed by the 5th group and the 3rd train.
The Goodness Train departed from Ankara Station to Afghanistan, accompanied by prayers and applause.
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