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Renovation of Jamhuriat Hospital in Kabul gets underway
Ministry of Public Health officials say that they will renovate the Jamhuriat Hospital in Kabul and ensure the health facility meets international standards so that citizens won’t need to go abroad for medical treatment.
Acting Ministry of Public Health Qalandar Ebad said on Sunday that four billion afghanis have been allocated for the development of this hospital and they are committed to providing quality health services throughout the country.
“For the renovation of this hospital, about four billion afghanis have been allocated. We will spend approximately 317 million afghanis on construction. We will buy approximately two billion and 670 million afghanis [worth of] medical equipment. We will spend 921 million afghanis on salaries,” Ebad said.
Some services that used to be provided at Jamhuriat Hospital will be temporarily moved to Ali Jannah hospital.
“The major need is how to provide services. Current services are largely unaffected. Services are provided temporarily at Ali Jinnah Hospital,” Amirullah, the head of Jamhuriat Hospital, said.
Meanwhile, acting Minister of Communications and Information Technology Najibullah Haqqani said that the Islamic Emirate pays special attention to development projects.
“The problem we face in every sector, especially health, is the quality issue. It is not true that we do not have medics, we do have medics. We have graduates in the technology department. We have professionals in every field. Unfortunately, the quality is such that it does not heal the pain of the society,” Haqqani said.
Hamdullah Nemani, acting Minister of Urban Development and Housing, said: “When occupiers go somewhere, they take the corruption with them. Corruption affects quality.”
According to statistics issued by the Ministry of Public Health, $500 million is spent annually by Afghans on medical treatment outside the country.
Terrorist activities continue to be observed along Afghanistan borders and along the India–Pakistan–Afghanistan corridor, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview published on Monday.
Speaking to Russia-based media outlet TV BRICS, Lavrov pointed to ongoing concerns in the Middle East, including its Asian regions.
He highlighted the importance of collaboration with India at the United Nations to advance a global counter-terrorism convention.
Lavrov stated that while the draft convention has already been prepared, consensus on its adoption has not yet been reached.
Russia has repeatedly expressed concern about militant threats from Afghanistan. The Islamic Emirate, however, has dismissed the concerns saying that it will not allow Afghanistan’s soil to be used against any country.
Noorullah Noori, Afghanistan’s Minister of Borders and Tribal Affairs, held a phone conversation with Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, to discuss bilateral border cooperation.
According to the Iranian news agency IRNA, both sides reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening border collaboration, with a particular focus on the ongoing renovation and updating of border markers. They also agreed to accelerate joint technical and legal meetings to enhance coordination.
As part of the agreement, the next meeting of senior border officials from Afghanistan and Iran is scheduled to take place in Iran in 1405 (2026–2027).
The Director General of the OIC Mission in Kabul, Mohammed Saeed Alayyash, met on Sunday with Rolf Dieter Reinhard, Head of the German Liaison Office for Afghanistan in Doha and Acting Chargé d’Affaires of the German Embassy in Afghanistan.
During the discussion, both sides exchanged views on the latest developments in Afghanistan. They focused on the security situation, as well as the humanitarian and economic conditions faced by the Afghan people.
The two officials also reviewed recent political developments and broader challenges in the country, highlighting the need for continued international engagement and support.
The meeting emphasized the importance of ongoing cooperation and coordination between the OIC Mission and the German side in addressing Afghanistan’s challenges and in supporting efforts to promote stability and improve the humanitarian situation.
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