8am: Local sources in Faryab say that the Taliban’s move to distribute identity cards to many “Kuchi” individuals in Andkhoy district has been carried out without following legal procedures, and residents have protested against this action. Sources told the Hasht-e Subh Daily on Thursday, April 23, that Abdul Ahad Fazli, the Taliban governor in Faryab, has pressured officials responsible for issuing identity cards in the four districts of Andkhoy to provide identity documents to certain Kuchi individuals. According to the sources, these individuals have been brought to Andkhoy by the Taliban, and local Taliban authorities are attempting to issue them identity cards as “native residents” of Andkhoy. Click here to read more (external link).