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Hanafi calls on agencies and investors to support ARCS
Acting deputy prime minister for administrative affairs Abdulsalam Hanafi has called on all agencies, investors and traders to cooperate with the Afghanistan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) and help strengthen the relief organization.
Addressing a press conference in Kabul, marking national week of ARCS, Hanafi said that a large number of people in the country are in need of help and that this assistance should be provided through a single channel – the Red Crescent Society.
“There are many cases in Afghanistan that need to be supported, one of them is children who have a hole in the heart,” said Hanafi.
Afghan Red Crescent officials also said that aid given to them will be distributed in a transparent manner and they will act quickly in emergency situations.
“The aid will be distributed in a transparent way for those in need,” said Matiul Haq Khalis, Acting President of ARCS.
A number of international agencies’ representatives meanwhile have emphasized the need to support this organization and provide humanitarian services in Afghanistan.
“The Afghan Red Crescent Society continues to provide assistance to victims throughout Afghanistan, and we ask other organizations to cooperate with this organization,” said Eloi Fillion, Director of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC).
Other aid organizations also pledged to continue supporting ARCS.
“We have been able to help 47,000 families. We have sent 15,000 food packages to the victims of the Herat earthquake and we are trying to increase the aid,” said a representative of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).
Meanwhile, the officials of the General Directorate of Passports have also said that this department has contributed 136 million AFN to the Afghan Red Crescent over the past six months.
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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