In June 2008, the International Committee of the Red Cross donated rice, oil, and cowpeas to a poor district in the Sool region including Karin-gorfood.[4]
In September 2012, Minister of Education Puntland inspected the educational situation in Karin-gorfood and other cities.[5]
In June 2014, Khatumo State forces led by Ali Khalif Galaydh rest their troops in Karin-gorfood on their way from Taleh to Sahdheer, pursued by Somaliland forces.[6]
In November 2017, a measles epidemic broke out in the Bo'ame district, and the epidemic was particularly prolonged in Karin-gorfood due to a lack of vaccine and other factors.[7]
In May 2020, a coordinator from the Somaliland Ministry of Health visited a number of towns in the Sool region, including Karin-gorfood.[8]
In January 2021, a conference for peace was held in Karin-gorfood.[9]