Returning Afghans receive sustenance, health services

F.P. Report
PESHAWAR: Alkhidmat Foundation remains resolute in its steadfast commitment to facilitating the dignified return of Afghan refugees. At the Torkham border, thousands of refugees have been receiving three meals daily and essential mobile health clinic services for the past week.
These Afghan refugees, who have resided in Pakistan for over four decades following their displacement from their own country, are now being supported in their return with respect and care.
Under the guidance of Khalid Waqas, Provincial President AKF, the organization has established a mobile health unit at the government registration camp in Torkham Lindi Kotal area at the Pak-Afghan border. Over the past week, the unit has been providing essential health services, including medical examinations, free laboratory tests, and consistent access to free medicines.
Dedicated volunteers of Alkhidmat Foundation, under the supervision of Haji Muqtadar Afridi and Murad Hussain Shinwari, have been diligently ensuring that thousands of Afghan refugees returning home receive breakfast and two meals daily. Furthermore, clean drinking water has been made available through strategically placed water tanks within the camp, established by the government of Pakistan. The camp is also receiving a continuous supply of water through these tanks.
Alkhidmat volunteers are equally engaged in providing relief to Afghan families returning to their homeland from various parts of the country, particularly in government reception camps in Nowshera and Kacha Garhi, Peshawar.
The Ambassador of Afghanistan, Sardar Ahmed Shakib, stationed in Islamabad, paid a visit to the Central Reception and Registration Camp organized by the Government of Pakistan in Landi Kotal. During his visit, he inspected the mobile health unit setup and operated by Alkhidmat Foundation. He expressed his gratitude and appreciation for the high-quality medical facilities provided to Afghan refugees and acknowledged the invaluable aid efforts undertaken by Alkhidmat Foundation in Pakistan.
In collaboration with local philanthropists, Alkhidmat volunteers have extended their support by providing lunch boxes, water, juice, biscuits, and other essential food items to these returning families through trucks and passenger vehicles, spanning from Nowshera to Peshawar and further to Landi Kotal.
Meanwhile, as per Muhammad Waseem, senior manager of the Disaster Department of Alkhidmat Foundation, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the collaborative efforts with Afghan families transiting through Angor Ada persist. Furthermore, a second mobile health unit, furnished with medical equipment, medicines, and laboratory facilities, has recently reached Afghanistan. This additional unit is set to commence providing medical services to the returning refugees.