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India delivers more assistance to Habibia High School in Kabul
Indian Embassy said on Sunday it recently supplied assistance to the primary school students of Habibia High School in Kabul.
The assistance included 500 units of winter clothing and more than 5,000 units of stationery kits (containing items like pen, pencils, eraser, sharpeners, white boards and markers, a press note said.
India has been associated with the Habibia High School in Kabul since 2002. The school was founded in 1903 by Amir Habibullah Khan. The 100-room school was extensively damaged during the 1990s. India took up the task of rebuilding the school in September 2003 and committed over $5 million for the restoration.
The then Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had jointly inaugurated the rehabilitated Habibia High School on 28 August 2005.
In 2016, Indian government decided to grant financial assistance of $1 million to Habibia High School in Kabul over a period of 10 years. The funds were allocated for the immediate civil repairs, replacement of electricity transformers and related works, modernisation programme, teachers training, upgradation of school laboratories and equipment, and annual routine maintenance.
Last year, Indian Technical Team visited Kabul and oversaw the Indian projects, including Habibia High School. During the team’s interaction with the school authorities, they were requested for assistance items. Based on the request and the requirements, India recently sent the winter-clothing and stationery item kits for the students of the Habibia High School.
Till date, India has supplied 40,000 tons of wheat assistance, 85 tons of medical assistance and 28 tons of disaster aid relief material. India has also partnered with UNODC in Afghanistan to provide humanitarian assistance for the welfare of the Afghan drug user population, especially females. Under this partnership, India has supplied 1,100 units of female hygiene kits and blankets to UNODC, Kabul. These items will be used by UNODC in their female drug rehabilitation camps across Afghanistan.
Zalmay Khalilzad, the former US special representative for Afghanistan, has questioned Pakistan’s commitment to the welfare of the Afghan people, citing Islamabad’s policies over the past three decades.
Khalilzad said in a post on X that Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif advocated for the rights of Afghan women during his speech at the UN General Assembly on Friday.
Sharif said: “Fundamental rights of the Afghan people — especially women and girls — must be respected.”
Responding to the remarks, Khalilzad said Pakistan’s policies over the past 30 years raise questions about Sharif’s commitment to Afghan welfare.
He cited Pakistan’s support for militant groups against US forces and what he described as the poor treatment of Afghan refugees as examples.
Khalilzad also said Afghanistan and Pakistan need and should have much better relations, adding that “a reset is necessary.”
India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met with the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Rabab Fatima, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.
Indian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a post on X that Misri underscored the need to keep addressing the humanitarian needs of the Afghan people as a priority.
Misri also appreciated the role of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and reaffirmed India’s continued cooperation with the United Nations on Afghanistan.
The meeting comes as Afghanistan continues to face humanitarian and economic challenges, with international agencies warning of significant needs among the Afghan population.
Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi has called for pragmatic and coordinated international engagement with Afghanistan, saying the country’s long-term stability is closely linked to the security and sustainable development of Central Asia.
Speaking during the general debate of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Friday, Tileuberdi said humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan remains essential but alone cannot break the cycle of poverty, displacement and dependency.
He said Kazakhstan supports a “pragmatic, coordinated and step-by-step” approach to international engagement with Afghanistan, with the United Nations playing a central role.
Tileuberdi also said Kazakhstan is working with the UN to operationalize the United Nations Regional Centre for the Sustainable Development Goals for Central Asia and Afghanistan in Almaty.
He said the success of the centre should be measured by the results and assistance it delivers to the region.
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