India, Sept. 3 -- Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said New Delhi has sent 21 tonnes of relief materials to earthquake-hit Afghanistan and promised to send more aid to the nation in future.

More than 800 people died and at least 2,000 others were injured after a 6.0 magnitude quake hit the region on Sunday.

S Jaishankar wrote on X: "Indian earthquake assistance reaches Kabul by air."

The relief materials include blankets, tents, hygiene kits, water storage tanks, generators, kitchen utensils, portable water purifiers, sleeping bags, essential medicines, wheelchairs, hand sanitizers, water purification tablets, ORS solutions and medical consumables.

In remote eastern Afghanistan, aid workers are continuing to ra...