In a meeting with Mati-ul-Haq Khalis, the head of the Afghan Red Crescent in Doha, Haley Kanrova, the ambassador of the Finnish Embassy in Afghanistan, informed about the continuation of humanitarian aid of her country with the Afghan Red Crescent community and added that Finland's effort is to provide humanitarian services in Afghanistan's health sector.
Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) - Kabul: The press office of the Afghan Red Crescent Society (Today, Sunday, October 22, 2023) has published an article in X that Maulavi Muti-ul-Haq Khalis, the head of this society and the delegation together with Haley Kanrova, the ambassador of the Finnish Embassy in Afghanistan and The representative of the Finnish Red Cross in Doha, the capital of Qatar, discussed the Herat earthquake and humanitarian activities in Afghanistan.
In this meeting, Maulavi Muti-ul-Haq Khalis gave information about the strong role, capacity and transparency of the Afghan Red Crescent in Afghanistan after the Herat earthquake and natural disasters in Afghanistan.
He said: "We distribute food, non-food and cash aid to the victims of natural disasters, and provide long-term care to children with heart disease and mental patients, and help widows, orphans, beggars, and drug addicts. And we provide them with professional training."
The head of the Afghan Red Crescent added that shelters should be prepared for the victims of the Herat earthquake before winter arrives.
He said that it is necessary for foreign donors to carry out their humanitarian activities in Afghanistan through the Afghan Red Crescent, because the costs of the Afghan Red Crescent are several times lower compared to international organizations with complete independence in implementing projects.
On the other hand, Heili Kanrova, the ambassador of the Finnish Embassy in Afghanistan, said in this meeting after expressing regret for the incident in Herat: "We want to cooperate in Afghanistan through independent organizations such as the Afghan Red Crescent, and humanitarian activities in Afghanistan are our priority." has it.
He said: "Our effort is to provide humanitarian services in the health sector in Afghanistan. We will try to continue our aid to Afghanistan and support the activities of the Afghan Red Crescent because of its direct impact on the people."
It should be mentioned that not long ago, the head of the Afghan Red Crescent had gone to Qatar to receive humanitarian aid for the victims of the Herat earthquake.