Turkish aid agency hosts iftar dinner for orphans in Afghanistan
Türkiye's state-run Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) hosted an iftar fast-breaking dinner for orphans in Mazar-i Sharif, northern Afghanistan.
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- Published Date: 03:37 | 18 April 2023
- Modified Date: 03:46 | 18 April 2023
The Monday dinner for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan was also attended by Semih Lütfü Turgut, Türkiye's consul general in Mazar-i-Sharif, and TIKA Mazar-i-Sharif Coordinator Mikail Taşdemir, along with other local officials.
A large number of orphans took part in the iftar dinner, while 150 children from a TIKA orphanage also joined them.
TIKA also provided gifts to the children who attended the dinner.
According to Taşdemir, TIKA also provided daily iftar dinner to 150 orphan children who are living in an orphanage built by TIKA in the Badakhshan province.