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Baby lost in Kabul airlift reunited with family
Sohail Ahmadi was just two months old when he got separated from his parents during last August’s U.S.-led evacuation of Kabul airport.
At last he has been found and has been reunited with his Afghan family, which hopes he can be with his parents in the United States soon.
It’s a ‘historic day’, says Mohammad Qasem Razawi, his grandfather.
Sohail was just two months old when his parents handed him to a U.S. soldier across an airport wall on August 19. They feared for his safety in the crush. But instead, he went missing.
After a Reuters exclusive published in November led to online posts of information, he was traced to the Kabul home of taxi driver Hamid Safi, who had named him Mohammad Abed and was raising him as his own.
“I entered the airport and saw a baby lying on the ground in a very bad state. I looked around and showed the child to many people but I couldn’t find anyone related to him. I called my wife at home, and I refused to go to America, I brought the child home. I bought him milk, and we have been taking care of the child since that time.”
After more than seven weeks of negotiations and pleas, and a brief detention by Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) police, Safi handed the child to a jubilant Razawi.
The boy’s grandfather had traveled two days and two nights from the northeast to the capital bearing gifts for Safi and his family – including a slaughtered sheep, pounds of walnuts and clothing, Reuters reported.
It’ll be hard to let him go. We love this child, Hamid’s wife Farima says – but he must live with his parents.
They’re in the United States. The boy’s father, Mirza Ali Ahmadi, is a former U.S. embassy security guard. He was nearly inside the airport when he passed the baby over.
But at that moment, the IEA pushed the crowd back.
Officials told the desperate family once they got in that Sohail had probably been evacuated. They could be reunited later.
They ended up at a military base in Texas, with – until the story went public – no idea where he was. The family hopes to be together again soon.
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has announced that it will continue providing its essential health services to the people of Afghanistan.
In a post on X, the organization, referring to Afghanistan’s health needs, said that over the past year it has been active in various health sectors across the country, ranging from maternal and child care to emergency response, as well as the treatment of patients suffering from tuberculosis and severe injuries.
According to MSF, its teams over the past year have been present at a range of health facilities, including neonatal intensive care units, operating theatres, surgical centers, and specialized tuberculosis treatment wards, where they have delivered life-saving services to patients.
The organization stressed that it will continue ensuring the provision of health services, particularly for needy families and vulnerable communities in remote areas of Afghanistan.
The Embassy of Afghanistan in Japan, currently run by diplomats of the previous government, has announced that it will suspend its operations in Tokyo after the end of January 2026.
In a statement issued on Friday, the embassy said the decision was made after consultations with Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in close coordination with Japanese authorities, and in accordance with the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
The embassy added that after January 31, all of its political, economic, cultural, and consular activities will be halted until further notice.
Currently, Shaida Abdali is serving as Afghanistan’s ambassador to Japan.
Sadin Ayyıldız, Chargé d’Affaires of the Turkish Embassy in Kabul, held a courtesy meeting with Zakir Jalali, the Second Political Deputy of Afghanistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the occasion of the start of his mission.
The Turkish Embassy in Kabul said in a post that the meeting included mutual exchanges of views on bilateral relations.
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