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- India has sent 40,000 litres of Malathion, a pesticide, to Afghanistan through Iran's Chabahar port.
- The pesticide is used to fight the locust menace.
- Malathion is an environment-friendly pesticide and best suited for arid regions.
- The Indian assistance will ensure food security in Afghanistan and Central Asia.
- The Indian government has partnered with the United Nations World Food Programme for the internal distribution of wheat within Afghanistan.
- Under this partnership, India has supplied 47,500 metric tonnes of wheat as assistance to UNWFP centres in Afghanistan.
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