In implementation of the directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to alleviate sufferings of Afghan people as a result of severe shortages of foodstuffs, Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz, the Interior Minister, the General Supervisor of the Saudi Committee for the Relief of Afghan People, has directed the Committee to execute a project for providing food baskets worth $ 3 million to be distributed at the affected areas in Afghanistan in collaboration with the World Food Program. This aid comes in response to the joint appeal launched by the Afghan Government and the United Nations to provide food aid to the needy in Afghanistan in the light of hike in food prices around the world and the lack of production and wide-spread drought.
