The spokesman of the Islamic Emirate says that the acting minister of Hajj and Religious Affairs met with the President of Turkey at a consultative meeting of scholars from the Islamic world.

Zabihullah Mujahid wrote on X that Noor Mohammad Saqib, Acting Minister of Hajj and Religious Affairs, met and talked separately with Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the President of Turkey, at the meeting.

Mujahid added that during the meeting, Erdoğan expressed his satisfaction over the security and the current situation in Afghanistan.

Mujahid quoted Saqib as having thanked Erdoğan for hosting the meeting and said: “Afghanistan wants good and advanced relations with the brother country of Turkey.”

According to Mujahid, Saqib added that the Islamic world, especially Afghanistan, expects the Erdoğan to play an important role in solving the problems of the Islamic Ummah.

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Sunday called on its member states, other countries and aid agencies to urgently help Afghanistan’s flood victims.

This comes after flash floods in northern provinces, especially Baghlan, claimed the lives of over 310 people this past weekend.

According to Afghan officials, the heavy rains have devastated villages, left at least 315 people dead and over 1,600 injured. Hundreds of houses have been destroyed, livestock wiped out and huge financial losses have been incurred.

Afghanistan is prone to natural disasters and the United Nations considers it one of countries most vulnerable to climate change.

The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations (MoRR) has confirmed that so far, 315 people have died and 1,630 others injured due to recent floods in Baghlan province.

The ministry announced the figure Sunday in a statement and said that 665 houses were completely or partially destroyed and 1,000 livestock were lost.

The ministry stated that the death toll may increase and that huge financial losses have been incurred.

On a trip to Baghlan, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, deputy prime minister for economic affairs, said that the Islamic Emirate would help the flood victims with all possible means.

Baradar added that families affected by the floods will be assisted.

In addition, the ministry also announced the shipment of aid packages to the flood victims of Baghlan, which includes clothes, tents and tarpaulins.