SOCIETY — February 26, 2026

Coordination meeting held to address returnees' problems

Afghan Red Crescent head meets IFRC representative to coordinate aid for returnees from neighboring countries, focusing on shelter, health, and food support.

The Ehtebar Desk — originates with RTA2 min read

Coordination meeting held to address returnees' problems
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Shiikh Shahabuddin Delawar, head of the Afghan Red Crescent Society, held a coordination meeting with Hussam Faisal, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) representative in Afghanistan, to address challenges faced by returnees from neighboring countries and to ensure humanitarian assistance for them.

According to a press release from the Afghan Red Crescent Society, the meeting focused on ways to provide immediate aid, temporary shelter, health services, and food supplies to returnees.

Both parties emphasized the need to strengthen joint efforts to meet the humanitarian needs of migrants and to enhance coordination in mobilizing assistance.

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Reliability assessment

Single source provides direct attribution to named officials (Shiikh Shahabuddin Delawar and Hussam Faisal) and references a concrete press release from the Afghan Red Crescent Society with specific meeting details; not high-stakes or volatile.

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