Flash Floods in Afghanistan: A Unified AKDN Response
“We are often at risk of floods, but whenever we see the AKAH team, a new sense of hope is restored in us.” A female resident of Pul-e-Khumri in Baghlan Province. In early April 2026, heavy rainfall swept through northern and northeastern Afghanistan, sending flash floods tearing through communities in Baghlan, Badakhshan, Takhar, and surrounding […]
I was a nursing student in Afghanistan…
Now I am rebuilding my life in Canada as a healthcare professional. Forced to flee Afghanistan, Dilruba Hussaini was living as a refugee in India. Dilruba’s international training qualified her to work at Chancellor Park, a long-term continuing care facility in St. John’s NF. Read Hussaini’s story.
FOCUS Delivers Critical Aid – Türkiye & Syria
It’s been over a month since 6 February 2023, when a 7.8 earthquake struck Türkiye and Syria resulting in over 50,000 casualties and catastrophic damage to homes, buildings and infrastructure. The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) in Syria immediately activated its specialized search and rescue and response teams providing critical humanitarian aid, working closely with the United […]
