KABUL, July 19 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Afghanistan said it has started distributing to locals a batch of food aid from China.

According to the WFP on Monday, the food aid, including wheat flour, yellow split peas, vegetable oil and salt, is expected to support 70,000 impoverished Afghan residents for two months in the war-ridden country.

This photo taken on July 17, 2023 shows the food aid from China in a warehouse in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

A staff member carries the food aid from China in a warehouse in Kabul, Afghanistan, on July 17, 2023. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

Staff members load the food aid from China onto a truck in a warehouse in Kabul, Afghanistan, on July 17, 2023. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)■