The efforts of ISAF and the Afghan authorities to restore Kabul International Airport to full functionality have allowed ever increasing quantities of humanitarian aid to arrive. A particularly valuable consignment of aid from the People's Republic of China began arriving at Kabul airport on 25 March - some 540 tonnes of medical supplies, blankets and clothing. Chinese Ilyushin-76 transport aircraft arrived heavily laden, to be met by ISAF personnel and vehicles from Germany, Denmark, Italy, Spain and the UK ready to distribute the aid to hospitals and schools around Kabul.

A pair of Chinese airlifters, able to deliver aid to Kabul thanks to ISAF's efforts to help the Afghans restore the airport (High resolution version)	Afghans help unload tonnes of stores (High resolution version)	The Chinese aid includes medical supplies, blankets, clothing and other humanitarian items (High resolution version)
The Chinese charge and Afghan Minister exchange warm greetings at the welcoming ceremony (High resolution version)	ISAF military vehicles stand by to begin the process of distributing the aid around to the local community (High resolution version)	A British ISAF lorry is loaded up with boxes of medical supplies (High resolution version)

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