Rahmatullah Baik, Executive Director of the Aga Khan Agency, and Nawrozuddin Torabi, Head of the Taliban Disaster Preparedness Department, signed a joint cooperation memorandum worth $4,191,000. The aim of this memorandum is to expand collaboration in the field of natural disaster risk reduction and to strengthen emergency preparedness.
According to Bakhtar News Agency, the memorandum includes implementing construction projects to reduce damages caused by natural disasters, creating critical access routes, and procuring non-food items for emergency stockpiles.
As part of this cooperation, plans also include the creation, equipping, and training of emergency response teams, training volunteers in meteorology and avalanche risk management, and conducting advanced training for search and rescue teams.
According to the published information, these programs are set to be implemented in Kabul, Badakhshan, Baghlan, and Bamyan provinces to enhance the capacity to respond to natural disasters in these areas.
This memorandum is signed at a time when natural disasters in recent weeks in several Afghan provinces have caused not only loss of life but also extensive financial damages, destruction of homes, and the displacement of dozens of families.
Writer:Salima Aryaei
