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Baby lost in Kabul airlift reunited with family
Sohail Ahmadi was just two months old when he got separated from his parents during last August’s U.S.-led evacuation of Kabul airport.
At last he has been found and has been reunited with his Afghan family, which hopes he can be with his parents in the United States soon.
It’s a ‘historic day’, says Mohammad Qasem Razawi, his grandfather.
Sohail was just two months old when his parents handed him to a U.S. soldier across an airport wall on August 19. They feared for his safety in the crush. But instead, he went missing.
After a Reuters exclusive published in November led to online posts of information, he was traced to the Kabul home of taxi driver Hamid Safi, who had named him Mohammad Abed and was raising him as his own.
“I entered the airport and saw a baby lying on the ground in a very bad state. I looked around and showed the child to many people but I couldn’t find anyone related to him. I called my wife at home, and I refused to go to America, I brought the child home. I bought him milk, and we have been taking care of the child since that time.”
After more than seven weeks of negotiations and pleas, and a brief detention by Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) police, Safi handed the child to a jubilant Razawi.
The boy’s grandfather had traveled two days and two nights from the northeast to the capital bearing gifts for Safi and his family – including a slaughtered sheep, pounds of walnuts and clothing, Reuters reported.
It’ll be hard to let him go. We love this child, Hamid’s wife Farima says – but he must live with his parents.
They’re in the United States. The boy’s father, Mirza Ali Ahmadi, is a former U.S. embassy security guard. He was nearly inside the airport when he passed the baby over.
But at that moment, the IEA pushed the crowd back.
Officials told the desperate family once they got in that Sohail had probably been evacuated. They could be reunited later.
They ended up at a military base in Texas, with – until the story went public – no idea where he was. The family hopes to be together again soon.
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OIC and UNICEF discuss expanding humanitarian and development cooperation in Afghanistan
According to the OIC Kabul Mission, the meeting took place at their office in Kabul on Sunday, November 8, 2026.
The Director General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Mission in Kabul, Ambassador Dr. Mohammed Saeed Alayyash, has met with UNICEF Representative in Afghanistan, Tajudeen Oyewale, to discuss humanitarian and development cooperation.
According to the OIC Kabul Mission, the meeting took place at their office in Kabul on Sunday, November 8, 2026.
During the meeting, both sides exchanged views on issues of mutual interest and discussed areas of shared concern.
The discussions also highlighted the importance of maintaining engagement and strengthening cooperation between the OIC and UNICEF in addressing Afghanistan’s humanitarian needs and development priorities.
The meeting reflects continued engagement between international organisations working on humanitarian and development issues in Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan publishes 20 new laws and dozens of legal documents over five years
The documents include 20 laws, 77 decrees, 30 orders, eight guidelines, six procedures, three codes, two charters, one regulation, one directive and one legal framework.
The Progress website, affiliated with the Government Media Centre, has reported that Afghanistan’s Ministry of Justice has published 20 laws and dozens of other legislative documents in 31 issues of the Official Gazette since the Islamic Emirate returned to power.
According to the published figures, the documents include 20 laws, 77 decrees, 30 orders, eight guidelines, six procedures, three codes, two charters, one regulation, one directive and one legal framework.
Among the laws published over the past five years are legislation on preventing land grabbing, hearing complaints, the promotion of virtue and prevention of vice, money changers and monetary services, as well as preventing the smuggling of food products and medicines.
The report highlights the Ministry of Justice’s legislative activities and the publication of legal documents through Afghanistan’s Official Gazette during the past five years.
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UN pledges to expand cooperation with Afghanistan as over 8 million migrants return home
Rabab said the United Nations intends to expand its cooperation with Afghanistan in several areas, alongside coordinating humanitarian assistance.
Abdul Salam Hanafi, Administrative Deputy Prime Minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, has met with Rabab Fatima, the newly appointed Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Afghanistan, and her accompanying delegation to discuss humanitarian assistance, economic development and the challenges facing returning Afghan migrants.
During the meeting, Rabbah expressed her satisfaction at having the opportunity to serve the people of Afghanistan. She also spoke positively about development projects carried out in the country by the Islamic Emirate and expressed hope that efforts to promote economic growth and reconstruction would continue.
Rabab said the United Nations intends to expand its cooperation with Afghanistan in several areas, alongside coordinating humanitarian assistance. These include providing alternative livelihood opportunities for farmers, creating employment opportunities and expanding assistance to returning migrants.
She also praised the Islamic Emirate’s efforts to address the challenges facing returning Afghan migrants, describing the management of their return as one of Afghanistan’s major challenges.
For his part, Hanafi said more than eight million Afghan migrants have returned to the country, adding that the Islamic Emirate would use all available resources to support them and address their needs.
He further called on relevant institutions to strengthen efforts to protect the rights of returnees, create employment opportunities and provide adequate shelter.
The meeting comes amid ongoing humanitarian and economic challenges in Afghanistan, with support for returning migrants and expanded international cooperation remaining key priorities.
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