8am: The Taliban rebels have severely beaten a doctor who is an “ultrasound specialist” for examining a woman in Logar province and taken him to an unknown location, local sources reported. The incident took place in the city of Pol-e Alam, the capital of Logar province, on Saturday night this week. Click here to read more (external link).
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Taliban fighters (file photo)
The Washington Examiner: The Taliban continue to embrace rule by terror. In addition to carrying out ruthless reprisal killings against former government personnel, the group is said to employ child soldiers and may have trained a brigade of suicide bombers. Numerous sources also suggest that the Taliban are creating a system of madrassas throughout Afghanistan. For panelist Crystal Bayat, a human rights activist from Afghanistan, these madrassas demonstrate the Taliban’s plan “to indoctrinate and brainwash” Afghan youth. Click here to read more (external link).
National Supreme Council
8am: The Supreme Council of Resistance to Save Afghanistan, in an open letter addressed to the United Nations Human Rights Council on Sunday (September 11th), said that the Taliban took over Afghanistan in an internal and external conspiracy and committed gross violations of human rights during their rule. Highlighting the performance of the Taliban in Daikundi, Panjshir, Takhar, Baghlan and a number of other northern and northeastern provinces, this council emphasized that, in addition, the Taliban have also provided shelter to extremist terrorist groups. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: The Turkish Immigration Department said Monday in a statement published on Monday that from September 2 to 8 this month, three thousand illegal refugees have been returned to their countries, of which more than 1,000 are Afghan refugees. “1,492 of these asylum seekers are citizens of Afghanistan. Also, 448 people are citizens of Pakistan and another 198,000 people are citizens of other countries; the number of illegal asylum seekers who have been deported from Turkey since the beginning of this year has reached 78,716,” the statement said. “Since this year, we have prevented 209,318 illegal immigrants from entering Turkey.” Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: The number of patients suffering from cancer has increased across the country, the Ministry of Public Health said, adding that more than 10,000 patients have been referred to cancer centers over the past five months. The rise of cancer cases comes as Afghanistan is facing a shortage of medical equipment in a weakened health sector that plunged into crisis due to the dire economic situation in the country. The doctors called air pollution the main reason for the increase in cancer in the country. Click here to read more (external link).
Other Health News
8am: Sources in conversation with Hasht-e Subh say that this incident happened around 3:00 pm on Sunday, September 11, in the Pojawa area of Dara district in Panjshir province. According to the sources, two Taliban suicide bombers were planning to detonate among the members of the National Resistance Front under the pretext of surrendering. Click here to read more (external link).
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Tolo News: While visiting Uruzgan province, acting education minister Noorullah Munir said that people do not want their girls to attend school in the current situation. According to Munir, schools are closed to students above the sixth grade due to cultural constraints, but he emphasized that if a better environment is created, girls’ schools above the sixth grade will be opened. Click here to read more (external link).
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8am: The Taliban’s public health department in Kunar province has reported that 2,200 people have been infected with diarrhea over the past two weeks in different parts of this province. Simultaneously, the residents have criticized the Taliban health authorities in this province and said that they do not take timely measures to resolve the health problems, adding that this is why the people are facing severe health problems. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: At least 14 Taliban fighters have been killed in the continuation of the clashes between the Taliban and the National Resistance Front (NRF) forces in Panjshir province, local sources reported. Sources told Hasht-e Subh Saturday that as a result of a BM1 missile fired by the NRF forces, 10 Taliban fighters were killed in Shaba area of Khenj district. Click here to read more (external link).