ANKARA

Turkey’s state aid agency has distributed basic food packages to 600 families in need in Afghanistan, the agency said in a statement Monday.

The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) announced that ongoing Ramadan aid across the globe had now reached Kabul.

The packages consist of three months' worth of rice, flour, oil, green tea, sugar, spaghetti, the statement said.

Reporting by Meltem Bulur:Writing by Sadik Kedir Abdu