Kimse Yok Mu reaches out to refugee families in Afghanistan

Date posted: July 15, 2014

KABUL

International charity association Kimse Yok Mu delivered food packages to the Afghan people living in a refugee camp in Afghanistan capital Kabul during the holy month of Ramadan.

Arriving at the camp, volunteers from Kimse Yok Mu distributed food packages to around 160 families, which was met with great gratitude by the people.

One of the volunteers named Arif Demircioğlu told Cihan news agency that although it was difficult to reach the camp, it is considered to be best charity of the world since people in the camp are in huge need of any kind of assistance under extremely harsh conditions.

Source: Cihan , July 15, 2013

Tags: Afghanistan | Asia | Hizmet (Gulen) movement | Humanitarian aid |

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