India and Afghanistan share a special friendship, based on ties of history, geography, and culture. For long, we… https://t.co/Rn59EhbLZt — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 1587387875000

NEW DELHI: India and Afghanistan have fought the scourge of terrorism together and will similarly take on COVID-19 with solidarity and shared resolve, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday.Responding to a tweet by Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani thanking India for the supply of wheat and medicines, Modi said New Delhi and Kabul share a special friendship based on ties of history, geography, and culture."For long, we have fought jointly against the scourge of terrorism," Modi tweeted."We will similarly combat Covid-19 together, with solidarity and shared resolve," he said.In his Twitter post, Ghani said, "Thank you my friend Prime Minister @narendramodi , and thank you India for providing 500K (5 lakh) tablets of hydroxychloroquine , 100K (10 lakh) tablets of paracetamol, and 75,000 metric tons of wheat that the first consignment of it (5,000) will reach AFG (Afghanistan) in a day or so, for the Afghan people."India has supplied hydroxychloroquine to several coronavirus-hit countries as grants as well as on commercial basis.