Send us a man to do your job so we can sack you, Taliban tell female officials
The Guardian (UK): As economy collapses, women from Afghanistan’s finance ministry say they have been asked to suggest male relatives to replace them – The Taliban have asked female employees at Afghanistan’s finance ministry to send a male relative to do their job a year after female public-sector workers were barred from government work and told to stay at home. Click here to read more (external link).
26 Prosecutors Murdered Since Taliban Takeover in 2021
8am: Reliable sources in the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) of Afghanistan have confirmed that in the last eleven months, 26 prosecutors of the former government have been killed in different parts of the country. Sources in the AGO told Hasht-e Subh Monday that these prosecutors have been killed since August last year. Click here to read more (external link).
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Gunmen Kill Taliban Commander in Kunduz Province
8am: Local sources in Kunduz province told Hasht-e Subh on Monday (July 18th) that the Taliban commander’s name was Amanullah Haqyar and he was the commander of a Taliban outpost in Mamakhil village, Chahardara district. In the last few days, this is the third attack on Taliban commanders in Kunduz province. Click here to read more (external link).
8th season of Shpageeza cricket league kicks off in Kabul
Ariana: The Shpageeza Cricket League 2022 got underway in Kabul on Monday with eight teams scheduled to battle it out for this year’s title. The 8th season of this year’s tournament will run through until August 5 with 32 matches scheduled to take place. All matches will be held at the Kabul International Cricket Stadium. Click here to read more (external link).
Abdul Manan Omari Misuses One Million USD of the Railway Administration’s Revenue
8am: Hasht-e Subh has gained access to information which indicate that Abdul Manan Omari, the Taliban’s Public Works Minister, has used more than one million dollars of the revenues of the Railway Department and a generator for financing his personal investment objectives. Several sources confirm that Abdul Manan Omari, the Taliban’s Public Works Minister and the brother of Mullah Omar, the founder of this group, is not willing to return one million dollars from the revenues of the Bandar Aqena Railway Directorate to the Railway Administration. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News in Dari – July 17, 2022
20 Taliban Fighters Killed in Andarab, Baghlan
8am: Local sources in Baghlan province have reported that fighting has escalated in some areas of Andarab district of Baghlan province, particularly in Qasan valley, between the Taliban and National Resistance Front (NRF) forces since Saturday, July 16, 2022. As a result of the conflicts, 17 Taliban fighters are killed and at least 10 others injured. Click here to read more (external link).
Cases of Seasonal Diseases Surge in Kabul, Doctors Say
Tolo News: The cases of seasonal diseases have been on the rise in the last three weeks, doctors said, calling for more precautions by families to observe to prevent infections such as cholera and diarrhea as the weather is warming. Other seasonal diseases include cold, malaria and measles, said Mohammad Naeem Akbari, a physician at Infectious Diseases Hospital in Kabul. Click here to read more (external link).
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