8am: Bibi Gul, a participant in a street protest, was detained by the Taliban in Kunduz in late September 2021. During her harrowing two-day captivity, she endured torture, as disclosed by the source. Upon her release, Bibi Gul faced escalating pressure and restrictions from her family, which included being prohibited from communicating with her friends,
8am: Kunduz is one of the fertile provinces in northeastern Afghanistan. Farmers in this province have consistently complained about the neglect of mechanized agriculture and the prevention of plant diseases. They have called for cooperation from government authorities and UN agencies. Recently, some farmers in this province have reported a decrease in cotton yields. However,
Ariana: Kunduz Public Health Department says this year 28 cases of Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever have been recorded in the province, of which three people have died. Najibullah Sahil, Kunduz Public Health Director, said they activated a special department for the treatment of Congo fever at the infectious diseases hospital. Click here to read more (external
Ariana: Two patients died of Congo fever in Abu Ali Sinai Balkhi Hospital in Mazar-e-Sharif city, health officials said. Reports of an outbreak of Congo fever have been recorded in a number of provinces in the north of the country. Click here to read more (external link). Other Health News Healthcare Crisis in Kunduz Province:
8am: It has been reported that following the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, incidents of domestic violence and forced marriages have seen a surge. This has resulted in the loss of many young lives, especially of women and girls, and raised concerns about their safety and protection in the country. Click here to read more (external
Khaama: The incident took place on Saturday, December 3, in Kunduz city’s 7th police district, the spokesperson for the Kunduz chief of police, Obaidullah Abedi stated. The security officials in Kunduz province stated that the security forces have arrested a person in connection with the murder case of the muezzin, while sources attributed the incident
8am: The gunfighting took place on Tuesday morning (October 18th) in the alley of Deputy Jumaaldin of the second district of Kunduz city and continued for four hours. According to the sources, a group of ISKP fighters had moved into a house in this neighborhood, and after revealing their location, they started fighting the Taliban.
8am: According to sources, the Taliban group launched this search operation on Friday night in the areas of Rastaqabad, Sardawra, Karte Faizabad and University Alley. Sources have added that the Taliban have searched only the Tajik areas of this city with ethnic segregation. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: The number of COVID-19 cases has constantly risen in the northern Kunduz province with more than 700 people testing positive in the province over the past one month, a health official said Sunday. “We have registered 727 positive cases of COVID-19 in Kunduz province over the past one month,” head of the province’s health
Tolo News: “In the past, the number of students attending universities reached 10 to 11,000, but after the political change in the country the number dropped to 4 to 5,000,” said Samiullah Danishyar, head of the Union. Meanwhile, officials at private universities in Kunduz said that the number of female students had dropped by 70%.