India has donated over 16 tonnes of anti-vector disease medicines and diagnostic kits to Afghanistan's Ministry of Public Health, as confirmed by a Taliban spokesperson on Sunday. This aid aims to bolster the country's efforts against diseases like malaria, dengue, and leishmaniasis.

• The donation includes 16 tonnes of anti-vector-borne disease medicines and diagnostic kits.
• The Taliban spokesperson stated the supplies will support Afghanistan's National Malaria and Other Vector-Borne Diseases Prevention Programme.
• This assistance arrives as Afghanistan responds to a magnitude-6.3 earthquake near Mazar-i-Sharif, which caused at least 20 deaths and injured over 300 people.