Disaster Response Afghanistan Project #37316

Help schools, victims of terror attacks and IDPs

by Bamyan Foundation

Project Report | Apr 13, 2026
Aid Distribution for Hazaras deported from Iran

By Timor Karimy | Founder & President

Thank you for your donations to “Help Schools, victims of terror attacks and IDPs”.

Background:

Following the twelve-day war between Iran and Israel in June 2025, the Iranian regime began deporting Afghans en masse from Iran in a cruel and inhumane manner. Afghans were rounded up from the streets, schools, work and their homes and transferred to the Iran-Afghan border for deportations. Hazaras, due to their recognizable Asiatic/Turkic features, bore the brunt of the regime’s brutal campaign than Afghans of Pashtun and Tajik backgrounds who resemble Iranians. Thousands of children and elderly were separated from their families and left without food, water and shelter in the scorching heat at the border…

To divert attention from their setbacks in the twelve-day war and to instigate and further fuel nationalistic sentiments among the Iranian population that has increasingly become xenophobic towards Afghans over the past decades, the regime accused Afghans, particularly the Hazaras, of spying and collaborating with Israel. This worked temporarily in the regime's favor as the Afghan deportations had wide support among the Iranian population. As a result, the deportations continued.

By early January this year, major protests had erupted as the Iranian people are overwhelmingly against the current regime, and unhappy with the clerical rule. The regime resorted to brutal crackdown… and by now there is a full scale war between the US, Israel and Iran.

Bamyan’s Aid Assistance:

Following the humanitarian crisis at the Afghan-Iran border due to the forced displacements and deportations, our team created a fundraiser on GlobalGiving: https://goto.gg/f/70400. With your generous support, we raised an amount of USD 4,964. Bamyan contributed USD 2,862 to make it a total of USD 7,826. To be precise, USD 7,194 was allocated for the Afghans deported from Iran and USD 632 was allocated for the late Hazara athlete Ali Reza Asahi’s family via a separate fundraiser (see below).

Between September and December 2025, our team distributed our modest assistance as follows:

Our team discreetly provided cash assistance to 92 deported Hazara families from Iran at the Afghanistan-Iran border, who were further prioritized based on additional hardships such as:

Widows and their children

Families with ailing or disabled members

Families seeking shelter in camps and local mosques

The Taliban were monitoring the community aid programs and not allowing photos and videos inside the camps. The families requested anonymity and to delay our report. According to our team on the ground, our modest assistance brought rare smiles to orphans, widows and those in poor health. With the cash assistance, they were enabled to focus on their urgent needs, such as food, water, medicine and bus tickets to go to their native villages.

Earlier in 2025, we had organized a separate fundraiser (https://goto.gg/f/60400) for the family of the late Ali Reza Asahi, a Hazara bodybuilding champion who had unexpectedly lost his life. We raised USD 316 and Bamyan matched 100% with USD 316 to make it a total amount of USD 632.

With grattitude,

Timor + the Bamyan Foundation team

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Oct 22, 2025
The Bom Area Dam Initiative (Updated)

By Timor Karimy | Founder & President

Friends,

We have received the following report about the ongoing construction of a dam in central Afghanistan. Bamyan Foundation held a fundraiser (https://goto.gg/f/71330) this summer to provide support for this community-led initiative. Jawed Nazari prepared the report on behalf of our community in Afghanistan.

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Introduction and Overview

This report shares the story and progress of our earthen water dam project in the Bom area of central Afghanistan (village name withheld for safety). The goal was to build a dam to store spring and rainwater, allowing the community to irrigate fields and orchards during the dry months. This was because years of severe drought have dried our land. Many wheat fields and orchards stopped producing. Old trees are dying, and new ones cannot survive. Families have been digging deeper each year to find water, and many were ready to leave their homes. We decided to act. This dam is our community’s solution to save water when it comes and use it when we need it.

I am happy to report that, with strong community support of around $170k and the Bamyan Foundation’s timely contribution of $2,400, the main body of the dam is now almost complete. The funding was crucial and arrived just when it was needed, enabling us to pay the contractor and keep the work moving forward.

Specifications of Water Dam

Planned capacity: Water storage sufficient to irrigate more than 2,000 jeribs (~990 acres) of farmland.
Final design size: Approximately 285 m long × 75 m wide × 17 m high.
Design: Earthen dam with basin and sediment traps. Two experienced engineers designed and supervised the work. A local committee oversees spending and quality.
Expected benefits: Revive farms and orchards, prevent forced migration, and bring life back to the villages of 150 households.

Fundraising Breakdown

The Bamyan Foundation allocated $2,400 USD for the Bom Area Dam Initiative. This total came from $1,744 USD raised via Bamyan’s GlobalGiving fundraiser (https://goto.gg/f/71330), plus matches of $500 USD from the Bamyan Foundation and $156 USD from GlobalGiving — for a total of $2,400 USD.

Progress to Date (Construction)

Dam body: Almost finished.
Current work: Building the spillway.

What Remains

To complete the project safely and effectively, we still need to:

Complete the spillway and protect it from erosion.
Install the sediment traps.
Finish inlets, outlets, and control gates.
Stabilize slopes, plant grass where needed, and add rock protection.
Conduct final safety checks and hand over the project to the community for operation and maintenance.

A Note of Gratitude

Our community sincerely thanks the Bamyan Foundation, our partners, and all donors for standing with us. Your help came at a critical time. Thanks to your support and our community, the main structure is nearly complete. Every contribution is a drop of hope for our families and a step toward restoring life to our land.

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And last but not least, I would like to share a generous matching opportunity with you.

Bamyan Foundation is participating in GlobalGiving’s Safer World Fund matching campaign this Fall. All donations up to $1,000 per donor to our project “Support Girl’s Education in Afghanistan” will be matched 100% while matching funds remain. $500 becomes $1,000 and $100 becomes $200. Please consider making a donation. All of the funds raised will be allocated to support our underground schools for girls in Afghanistan in the academic year 2026.

Thank you for your generous support over the years that has allowed our team to continue this meaningful work.

With gratitude,

Timor + the Bamyan Foundation team

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May 16, 2025
Support for victims of ISIS attack in Daikundi

By Timor Karimy | Founder & President

While on their way to greet loved ones returning from a trip on September 12, 2024, a group of Hazara men from the Daikundi province of Afghanistan were ambushed by armed men associated with ISIS-K (Islamic State, Khorasan Province). The attackers identified the Hazara men among the passengers on a bus, lined them up and summarily executed them. 14 men were killed and 4 injured. This senseless attack was in continuation of systematic and geocidal attacks on Hazaras in Afghanistan.

The Foundation makes its utmost efforts to provide support to the victims of such heinous attacks, particularly widows and their children in such difficult times. Our team organized a fundraiser (https://goto.gg/f/52341) and raised an amount USD 1,910, that was generously matched 50% by our partner, GlobalGiving ($955). In total, we provided: $1,910 + $955 = $2,750.

Due to security reasons and the constant atmosphere of fear that the Taliban has created in the Hazara areas, our team on the ground had to be extremely discreet in distribution of our modest assistance. Our team collaborated with our partner, Baba Mazari Foundation, to reach the families and provided the much needed support. We concluded the last round of aid distribution in January 2025.

The treatment costs of the injured amounted to about 49K AFN that was paid to a hospital in Kabul. 10K spent on a severely injured, who needed urgent attention and the rest of the funds were distributed to the families of the 17 victims.

This modest assistance couldn’t have reached the families at a more needed time as the families had lost bread winners, and the harsh winter in the central highlands had arrived.

The families extended their heartfelt gratitude to the Bamyan team and our generous supporters.

Thank you,

Timor + the Bamyan Foundation team

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