Herat, Afghanistan August 31, 2025 — Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently provided emergency aid to nearly 10,000 Afghans affected by mass deportations from neighboring countries.
The aid included the distribution of 18,000 hot meals, transportation, clean water, and hygiene kits to people in the Islam Qala border camps. According to Elora Bashir, senior manager of program operations at Baitulmaal, most of the beneficiaries were women, children, the elderly, and people with disabilities.
“No one should have to endure displacement and uncertainty alone,” Bashir said. “Providing meals, clean drinking water, and basic supplies is our way of standing with our Afghan brothers and sisters during their most difficult moments.”
According to UNICEF, 80 percent of households in Afghanistan cannot afford a nutritious diet, and only 12 percent of children aged 6–24 months receive the appropriate variety and quantity of food needed for healthy growth.
Afghanistan is facing a severe humanitarian crisis due to massive deportations. Since March 2025, over 1.5 million Afghans have been forcibly returned, overwhelming the country’s already fragile infrastructure and economy.
In addition to delivering emergency aid to earthquake survivors in Afghanistan, Baitulmaal has also provided fresh meat for Udhiyah, and Ramadan food meals, and provided winter relief. To learn more about or contribute to these efforts, visit johnjanney.org/.
Baitulmaal is an international humanitarian aid organization that provides life-saving, life-sustaining and life-enriching aid to people in need around the world. With headquarters in Texas, the charity has domestic offices in California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan and New Jersey as well as international offices in Europe, Africa, South Asia and the Middle East.
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