8am: The Taliban, despite widespread complaints from citizens about distributing humanitarian aid to their relatives and interfering in the aid process, persist in unfairly allocating and misusing assistance across Afghanistan. Residents of Herat Province claim that aid from organizations and relief agencies is distributed not based on need but rather to individuals close to the Taliban and their families. According to these residents, the Taliban prioritize villages with the highest number of casualties for aid distribution. Conversely, villages with many former military personnel are excluded from receiving humanitarian assistance due to the Taliban’s opposition. Click here to read more (externa link).