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Kabul Clinic

After the turbulence that has ensued since the Taliban were handed back power over Afghanistan on the 15th August 2021 the Nowzad charity has worked extremely hard to re-establish our operations in Kabul.

We are extremely proud of our staff who stayed behind through what was a hellish transition period, (still to this day, desperately needed aid money is being blocked from entering the country as western leaders fail to engage in constructive dialogue with the Afghan government – in our humble opinion, it is what it is. Time to move on and move peacefully forward), to look after the donkeys and horses (plus David the cow and Jaja the goat) that were already resident in our donkey sanctuary in Kabul.

Sadly our clinic was raided many times and our van confiscated which eventually forced a more to a new facility closer to the city.

In early 2022 our Afghan ground team headed up by the extremely brave Dr Reshad, reopened the Nowzad clinic and our first clients were very quickly coming through the door.

The majority of our services are still free for locals and their animals especially vaccinations and spay / neutering services.

Now that we are back operating and the word is spreading, we have seen many concerned locals, who thankfully never looked the other way, bringing injured dogs and cats to us for treatment. We were actually quite overwhelmed when one happy rescuer returned with flowers to thank the team for treating the dog he had brought to us.

The team have been dealing with several dogs sadly suffering from rabies; which involves the dangerous operation of capturing the dog so it can be humanely PTS (there is no cure), followed by delivering a poster campaign to warn local residents to be on the lookout whilst we also notify medical practitioners should anyone in the area be bitten by a street dog. Over 1000 Afghan nationals are known to die each year from rabies.

The team is expanding to cope with the workload. And after the Taliban retook power we never thought we would see the day when we were able to employ a female Afghan as a veterinarian again but we have! Sadly she may well be the last as the Afghan government have banned women from certain career paths and veterinary science is sadly one of those banned subjects. Currently our team consists of 4 male and one female veterinarian along with associated support staff.

Now that we no longer have soldier companion animal rescues as part of the Nowzad mission we have moved towards supporting the working animals of Kabul; the overworked and under cared for donkeys and horses. We have had a steady stream of working animal clients, struggling with severe and often very old wounds from ill-fitting saddles or harnesses. Many horses and donkeys suffer injuries from failing down whilst navigating uneven or soft ground whilst carrying unbelievable heavy loads.

With your support Nowzad is once more at the forefront of animal welfare in Afghanistan. Please continue to be there for those animals in their hour of need. Thank you.

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Kabul Clinic