Abi was brought to the Nowzad animal hospital by a compassionate local man who discovered her in a state of distress, struggling to move with her leg severely swollen. In a cruel act, someone had tightened rope and wire around her leg, cutting off circulation...
17 February 2026
During one of Nowzad's outreach programs, a concerned local man reached out to our team and shared the heartbreaking news that Dee's mother had tragically lost her life after being struck...
Life for animals living on the streets of Afghanistan is extraordinarily challenging; each day presents a relentless struggle for food, a safe refuge, and protection from severe injury and disease.
06 February 2026
Every time someone donates through our support page, they have the option to write a few words, and we want you to know something: we read every single one!
At Nowzad, we see the same heart-breaking scenes you do. But behind every animal rescue in Afghanistan, there is a complex reality we are working tirelessly to change from the inside out.
05 February 2026
There are moments in rescue work when you look at an animal and realise they are down to their final few days. That was exactly the situation last month at the brick kilns when our team found two...
03 February 2026
In the bustling, often unforgiving streets of Kabul, survival is a daily battle for the stray animals who call it home. For a small, spirited dog named Sparky, that battle almost ended in December...
Do you remember Beauty and Grace? Both rescued from the horrors of an Afghan brick kiln, these two arrived at Maverick’s Donkey Sanctuary in late summer 2025, very weak and wounded.
21 January 2026
At the end of last year, we took a brave step and, for the very first time in Nowzad’s history, joined the Exeter Christmas Market 2025. It was a big and slightly scary experiment!
16 January 2026
When the call came in from the Animal Health Directorate, Dr Reshad knew that time was of the essence. A young horse in Takhar Province was suffering in agony, having baffled local vets who lacked...
08 January 2026
While many of us were settling in for a well-deserved break over the Christmas and New Year period, the mission with Nowzad Ukraine didn't stop for a single second. As we kick off the first...