8am: Some residents of Khost Province, in a protest gathering in front of the Directorate of Public Health of this province, have accused Taliban officials of administrative corruption, abuse of authority, and theft. Protesters claim that the Khost Directorate of Public Health, under Taliban control, has taken cash payments of 500 Afghanis from at least 400 female volunteers for registration at a health organization under the guise of document attestation. They accuse the Taliban of distributing registration cards for the exam to only 50 individuals while pocketing the money of the remaining 350. Click here to read more (external link).