Press gallery // Afghanistan Pledging Conference 2022

Abdul Baqi, Zarmina (his daughter), and Ezatullah (his son) inside their small tent within Zaimati IDP settlement in Qala-e Naw, Badghis province.<br />
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Abdul Baqi, 35, is from Beband village of Moqur district in Badghis province. Four years ago, his right feet was disabled in a traffic accident. He currently lives along with his four sons, two daughters, and wife in Zaimati IDP resettlement located in Qala-e Naw city of Badghis province. “We had to leave our hometown due to drought and lack of water almost eight months ago,” he says.<br />
Abdul Baqi cannot walk nor can sit well due to the injury of his feet. He complains of the pain his feet has, “When the weather gets cold, I feel a lot of pain in my feet. Even sometimes it becomes germy due to the sore I have on my leg. I don’t have money to visit a private hospital, I only visited a nearby clinic and they gave me Paracetamol tablet which is good for a short period of time.”<br />
With regards to managing his daily expenses, Abdul Baqi says that it has been four years that he has no source of income. Since relocating to the IDP settlement, the responsible person for the settlement helps his family finding some bread from the nearby shelters or houses. “I have two elder sons who are seven and eight. They go out seeking for garbage and boshes around to bring that for heating during the night,” he said.<br />
Abdul Baqi’s wife also suffers from headache since three months. She has visited doctors in a nearby clinic but the prescribed medication has not helped remove her health issue. “I really don’t know why she is headache, I took her to the doctors of a clinic but it did not help, I don’t have money to take her to private hospitals,” Abdul Baqi expressed.<br />
Soon after Abdul Baqi’s arrival to Zaimati IDP settlement, the clash has begun in and around Qala-e Naw city. He had to leave the camp for Naba village located in Moqur district. “We had to escape from here leaving all our house materials here, when we come back to the camp, most of our house materials like our blankets and mattresses were stolen by the drug addicts,” he says.<br />
With regards to his families’ current need he said, “All families who are living in this camp are in the most need. We need money, shelter, foodstuff, firewood, and drinkable water. Last night it was raining, the rains water had entered inside our tent, since I cannot take the water out of the tent, I asked my kids to do so.” Abdul Baqi uses two metal canes when trying to walk for some meters. He says, “The metal canes I currently use is from someone that I have borrowed. I need metal canes and I also need wheelchair when moving from one place to another.” <br />
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Jan. 2022<br />
Photo by Christian Jepsen/NRC

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Abdul Baqi, Zarmina (his daughter), and Ezatullah (his son) inside their small tent within Zaimati IDP settlement in Qala-e Naw, Badghis province.

Abdul Baqi, 35, is from Beband village of Moqur district in Badghis province. Four years ago, his right feet was disabled in a traffic accident. He currently lives along with his four sons, two daughters, and wife in Zaimati IDP resettlement located in Qala-e Naw city of Badghis province. “We had to leave our hometown due to drought and lack of water almost eight months ago,” he says.
Abdul Baqi cannot walk nor can sit well due to the injury of his feet. He complains of the pain his feet has, “When the weather gets cold, I feel a lot of pain in my feet. Even sometimes it becomes germy due to the sore I have on my leg. I don’t have money to visit a private hospital, I only visited a nearby clinic and they gave me Paracetamol tablet which is good for a short period of time.”
With regards to managing his daily expenses, Abdul Baqi says that it has been four years that he has no source of income. Since relocating to the IDP settlement, the responsible person for the settlement helps his family finding some bread from the nearby shelters or houses. “I have two elder sons who are seven and eight. They go out seeking for garbage and boshes around to bring that for heating during the night,” he said.
Abdul Baqi’s wife also suffers from headache since three months. She has visited doctors in a nearby clinic but the prescribed medication has not helped remove her health issue. “I really don’t know why she is headache, I took her to the doctors of a clinic but it did not help, I don’t have money to take her to private hospitals,” Abdul Baqi expressed.
Soon after Abdul Baqi’s arrival to Zaimati IDP settlement, the clash has begun in and around Qala-e Naw city. He had to leave the camp for Naba village located in Moqur district. “We had to escape from here leaving all our house materials here, when we come back to the camp, most of our house materials like our blankets and mattresses were stolen by the drug addicts,” he says.
With regards to his families’ current need he said, “All families who are living in this camp are in the most need. We need money, shelter, foodstuff, firewood, and drinkable water. Last night it was raining, the rains water had entered inside our tent, since I cannot take the water out of the tent, I asked my kids to do so.” Abdul Baqi uses two metal canes when trying to walk for some meters. He says, “The metal canes I currently use is from someone that I have borrowed. I need metal canes and I also need wheelchair when moving from one place to another.”

Jan. 2022
Photo by Christian Jepsen/NRC