U.S. military helicopters flew from their base in Afghanistan on Tuesday to bring much-needed supplies to earthquake-devastated regions of neighboring Pakistan and ferry injured people to hospitals. At the same time, U.S. Air Force aircraft were being loaded with 30 pallets of food, water, medicine and blankets at Bagram Airfield to be flown in later in the day. Twelve pallets of supplies, weighing 90,000 pounds (41,000 kilograms), and rescue personnel were already flown in from Bagram on Monday. The helicopters were resupplying American military rescue crews and helicopters that flew to Pakistan on Monday, said Bagram spokesman Lt. Col. Jerry O'Hara. "Bagram is an enabling force to support the guys in Pakistan," O'Hara told The Associated Press. "The resupply will be ongoing the entire time we're there, that won't stop." The United States has pledged up to US$50 million (¤41 million) in support, and U.S. President George W. Bush on Sunday said he told Pakistan's President Gen. Pervez Musharraf "we want to help in any way we can." --SP 1431 Local Time 1131 GMT
