Kyrgyzstan Sends Humanitarian Team To Badakhshan To Treat Afghan Kyrgyz

Kyrgyz media reported that a Kyrgyz humanitarian group from Kyrgyzstan travelled to Badakhshan to help and treat Afghan Kyrgyz.

These rescuers have helped the Kyrgyz living in Badakhshan with medicines, hygiene supplies and veterinary facilities.

Kyrgyzstan's AKI Press reported on Tuesday, October 15, that the humanitarian group, led by Kyrgyzstan's Deputy Minister of Labour, Social Security and Migration, Darmankul uulu Bakyt travelled to Badakhshan on the orders of Kyrgyzstan's president.

The Kyrgyz humanitarian group, which includes cardiologists, dentists, and obstetricians and gynaecologists, has so far provided medical services to 755 Kyrgyz people in Badakhshan, including 195 women and 180 children, according to the outlet.

The media outlet stated that the Kyrgyz humanitarian delegation spoke with the Taliban governor in Badakhshan about the "economic and infrastructural" problems and the living conditions of the Kyrgyz people in the province.

This humanitarian delegation has also taught the Kyrgyz living in the Pamir of Badakhshan how to use veterinary medicines and diagnose infectious diseases.

The Kyrgyz of Afghanistan live mainly in the Pamir Mountains of Badakhshan. They face many difficulties and do not have adequate access to health and livelihood facilities. The problems of this deprived minority increase sharply in the winter season due to snowfall and lack of transportation roads.