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Turkmenistan sends three aid consignments to Herat earthquake victims
Consul General of Afghanistan in Turkmenistan’s Mari city Sayed Abdul Ghafoor Qureshi says Ashgabat has sent three large shipments of medicine, food and clothes to the victims of the recent Herat earthquake through Turghandi port.
“Three shipments including clothes, food, and medicines have been sent from Turkmenistan to the victims of the recent Herat earthquake,” said Qureshi.
Local officials also said that these assistances have been handed over to the officials of the Islamic Emirate in Herat’s Turghandi port.
According to them, soon these relief shipments will be sent to the earthquake affected areas. They continue to ask the aid agencies and countries of the world not to leave the affected families alone.
Local authorities, however, in Herat do not consider these donations to be enough, asking more to be sent for the affected families.
“We ask Turkmenistan to send more aid and to increase its assistance for the quake affected families,” said Khalil Ahmad Abu Ehsan, member of Herat earthquake victims’ commission.
However, a number of Herat residents say the recent earthquakes, in addition to leaving thousands of victims, have also destroyed all the belongings of the people. Therefore, now the families of the victims are in serious need of shelter.
“We saw with our own eyes almost thirteen villages were completely destroyed that they need shelter. We ask the national traders, neighboring countries to pay attention to the construction of townships here, to build townships and make residential houses available to our afflicted compatriots,” said a Herat resident.
As the government officials have said, more than 30 aid teams are currently providing assistance in various areas affected by the earthquake. People, organizations and different countries’ aid, especially neighboring countries, are being sent to the earthquake affected areas every day.
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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