All villages in category A have received a three months ration and those in category B two months. The total requirement for these villages amounts to 682 MT of food items including cereals, pulses, rice, edible oil and sugar. The UN airlift operation from Peshawar to Khwaja Ghar with an Antonov 12 cargo plane was concluded on 18 March 1998. Total relief supplies airlifted were 266 MT, averaging two airlifts per day. As the weather had improved, trucks were also being used to transport foodstuffs from Khwaja Ghar to Rustaq.
Transport remains difficult, however, due to muddy roads.
WFP stopped the pipeline from Tajikistan as the emergency food needs were fully covered by the airlift. There are some concerns that soon there will be an abundant supply of food beyond the capacity of WFP to store safely and distribute effectively. WFP Islamabad is following this issue closely. The emergency phase in Rustaq is now over. The mission was to review the rehabilitation needs and possible future interventions by different agencies.