On the sidelines of a joint meeting with his Afghan counterpart in Vietnam, one of the officials of the Swedish Red Crescent Society said in a meeting with the head of the Afghan Red Crescent Society that his country will cooperate and expand its activities in providing assistance to the returnees and earthquake victims of Afghanistan.

Thomas West, the special representative of the US for Afghanistan, has announced the allocation of 12 million dollars of this country's aid to the victims of the recent earthquakes in Herat province.

The head of Iran Red Crescent Relief and Rescue Organization said: Considering the severity of the earthquake yesterday in Afghanistan and the needs of the victims, 10 rescue teams were sent from Iran to this country.

One day after the severe earthquake in Herat, Red Crescent employees of this province were sent to the affected areas to provide the necessary services to the victims.