Saudi Arabia has announced a $30 million grant to support the Afghanistan Humanitarian Trust Fund (AHTF), which operates under the umbrella of the Islamic Development Fund (IsDB), in coordination with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the Saudi Press Agency reported Thursday.

The grant comes in continuation of the Kingdom’s humanitarian and relief efforts, and its effective and leading role in offering all types of assistance to friendly countries through the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) and the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD), it said.

The assistance aims to contribute to alleviating the suffering of the Afghan people and limiting the risks of deteriorating the critical humanitarian conditions and possible economic collapse in Afghanistan, which might affect regional and international peace and stability, SPA said.

The signing ceremony of the grant agreement was attended by Advisor at the Royal Court and Supervisor General of KSrelief Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Rabeeah, IsDB Chairman Dr. Mohammad Al-Jasser, SFD CEO Sultan bin Abdulrahman Al-Marshad, the Kingdom’s Permanent Representative to OIC Dr. Saleh bin Hamad Al-Suhaibani, OIC Special Envoy for Afghanistan Tariq Ali Al-Bakheet, and head of the Afghanistan Humanitarian Trust Fund Muhammad Al-Saati.