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First township in earthquake-hit Herat completed and handed over to survivors
Construction work on one of the new townships, in the earthquake-hit Zinda Jan district in Herat, has been completed and affected families have been moved in.
Thirty-three houses were built at a cost of about 24 million afghanis – paid for by the General Intelligence Directorate.
For victims of the earthquake, who mostly all live in tents, life is extremely difficult as winter has set in. Herat authorities say the new township also includes a mosque and a potable water supply.
Officials have said construction work is underway on other townships in the quake-affected province. The projects are being rolled out across ten villages in Zinda Jan, Injil, Keshk, Rabat Sangi and Gulran districts of Herat.
The first to be completed is in Qala Nook village of Zinda Jan and families are being settled as quickly as possible.
One earthquake survivor, who lost his house and all his belongings, is Mohammad Halim, who said his family is living in a tent. “The air is very cold under these tents because these tents are made of plastic and it gets damp, and during the night our children suffer from cold, and now that these houses have been built for us, we will spend the winter with our families in the house and we will be able to protect our children in the houses,” he said.
According to the Herat Earthquake Victims Commission, construction of about 2,620 houses is currently underway in more than ten earthquake-affected villages.
Officials have said they are trying to finish the houses as quickly as possible.
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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