Fumio Kishida says he is willing to try and resolve the issue of Japanese nationals abducted in the 1960s and 1970s
The aid will include tents, towels, beds and other materials, the ministry said in a statement on its website.
The 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan early on Wednesday near the Pakistani border, about 160 km (100 miles) southeast of Kabul.
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