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Bayat Foundation helps the needy in Kabul with blankets, warm clothes and food
Bayat Foundation distributed winter aid, including food packages, to hundreds of needy families in Kabul this week.
As part of the foundation’s ongoing campaign to assist needy families across the country, food and non-food packages were given out to families in the eastern parts of the capital.
Officials from the foundation said they were prioritizing families who desperately needed help – especially as temperatures continue to drop across the country.
This comes amid an ongoing humanitarian crisis in the country, where the vast majority of Afghans are unable to cover basic living expenses.
Aid packages distributed by the foundation in the east of Kabul included flour, cooking oil, rice and warm clothes and blankets, officials said.
Haji Mohammad Ismail Shah Samand, deputy head of Bayat Foundation, said: “In continuation of Bayat Foundation’s donations, which are made every year during the winter or during the earthquake and during the holy month of Ramadan, this year we have started our winter donations and we continue to distribute them in the provinces. Today, we came to Kabul and distributed materials to a number of deserving people, including flour, cooking oil, and rice, as well as winter clothes, blankets, jackets, and socks.”
Families who received the aid were very grateful but called on other aid organizations to also help the needy. They said many Afghans are dealing with severe financial difficulties.
“We are grateful to Bayat Foundation, many things like flour, rice and even blankets, jackets and socks are included in the aid [packages], and with this aid, problema of some families will be solved,” said one recipient.
Another recipient said: “In this winter and cold weather and while we are facing many problems, Bayat Foundation helped us and we thank them.”
Bayat Foundation officials still say these donations will continue until the end of winter in Kabul and in other provinces around 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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