India hosts five-day 'Jaipur Foot' camp in Kabul to assist Afghan amputees

The camp was held in Afghanistan's capital city, Kabul.

The camp was initiated with the aim of helping Afghan citizens with disabilities regain mobility and independence.

MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal wrote on X: "As part of India’s ongoing humanitarian assistance to the people of Afghanistan, a five-day Jaipur Foot camp was organised in Kabul by BMVSS, Jaipur."

He said the camp saw an 'enthusiastic response' with around 75 prosthetic limbs successfully fitted as part of the initiative.

Indian officials told Khaama Press that this effort aligns with India’s long-standing commitment to the welfare of the Afghanistan people, particularly during times of humanitarian crisis.

India has supplied food aid, medical supplies, scholarships, and capacity-building programs as part of humanitarian assistance in the past.

Major humanitarian assistance by India to Afghanistan in recent years include the following:

To combat the global pandemic of COVID-19 and related issues of food security, India is commited to deliver 75,000 MT of Wheat to Afghanistan in 2020. In addition, India has also undertaken supply of 5 lakh tablets of Hydroxy-chloroquinine, 1 Lakh tablets of Paracetamol and 50,000 pairs of surgical gloves to Government of Afghanistan in 2020.

Provision of food assistance of 11 lakh tonnes of wheat, both as grains and biscuits, was distributed to approximately 1.5 million school children

To promote food security, particularly children during the times of drought, India has distributed 2000 tonnes of pulses to Afghanistan in 2018.

A Medical Diagnostic Centre in Kabul was set up in 2015. 
The Centre provides latest diagnostic facilities to children of Afghanistan thereby generating goodwill for India.