Riyadh, December 16, 2021, SPA -- Two relief planes, representing the first batch of the Saudi aid airlift to support the Afghani people, dispatched by King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief), left the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia today loaded with 1,647 food baskets and 192 shelter bags weighing 65 tons and 746 kilograms. In statements to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), Advisor at the Royal Court and Supervisor General of KSrelief Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Rabeeah said that this aid is in implementation of directives by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, to stand with brothers in Afghanistan and this assistance represents an extension of concern of the government to humanitarian work and supporting the needy across the globe, noting that the Saudi aid airlift includes dispatching six relief planes to be laden with food and shelter aid weighing 197 tons and 238 kilograms. He also said that KSrelief has secured food items weighing 1,920 tons laden on 200 trucks, which will be dispatched as a land convoy from Pakistan to support the neediest in Afghanistan. Dr. Al-Rabeeah stressed that what the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are doing represents the instilled values of this homeland, noting that this Saudi aid airlift highlights the pivotal role of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the world in providing assistance for the needy without discrimination. --SPA 12:41 LOCAL TIME 09:41 GMT 0011 www.spa.gov.sa/w1666140