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Gunmen shoot Jalalabad doctor in targeted killing

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(Last Updated On: February 16, 2021)

Security officials in Nangarhar province said Tuesday morning that at least three people including a doctor were assassinated in Jalalabad city.

The incident happened at about 8am in PD4 near Nasrat High School.

Farid Khan, spokesman for Nangarhar police HQ confirmed the incident, and said gunmen opened fire on Dr Maihan Yousof when he was on his way to work. 

Yousof and his two bodyguards died in the hail of bullets. 

Photos taken at the scene after the attack show bullet holes on the back door of the Toyota Corolla Yousof had been traveling in. 

Khan said the attackers immediately fled the area after the shooting. He added that police were investigating the incident.

So far no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.

This comes after the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan on Monday issued a new report on the sharp rise in targeted killings – especially among civil society activists and media workers. 

UNAMA stated in the report that the trend of targeted killings, “combined with the absence of claims of responsibility, has generated a climate of fear among the population.”

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Mujahid claims some ‘circles’ are deliberately spreading false intelligence on Afghanistan

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The Islamic Emirate’s spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid once again denied the presence of terrorist groups in Afghanistan and says that some countries are spreading false intelligence information about Afghanistan in order to cast doubt over the progress being made in the country.

Speaking at an event in Kandahar, Mujahid said Afghanistan has experienced the “bitter taste” of war for four decades and that he does not want the country to suffer another civil war.

“Why are there discussions in meetings that Afghanistan is a threat? And that Afghanistan causes problems for countries? There are problems in Afghanistan, why is this fear created?” Mujahid asked.

“I believe that some intelligence circles who do not want progress in Afghanistan, who do not want Afghanistan to be peaceful, are not tolerant of the current situation in Afghanistan; those intelligence circles indirectly create fear among some countries,” he said.

He also responded to widespread criticism of restrictions against women and girls and said that women currently work in several Afghan government institutions, such as the ministry of interior, national statistics and information authority, airports, and the ministry of industry and commerce.

He stated that in other sectors, jobs for women have been suspended but only until suitable environments can be provided.

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Haqqani says intellectual differences can be resolved

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Abdul Mateen Qani, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Interior Affairs, on Thursday wrote on social media that Sirajuddin Haqqani, the acting interior minister, said in a meeting with a number of experts and political activists that difficult intellectual differences can be resolved through consultation and unity.

He said this was important as available opportunities should not go to waste. Haqqani also stated that most problems can be solved with mutual tolerance and the spirit of pessimism and hypocrisy can be eliminated.

He also reportedly pointed out that national and Islamic spirit is the foundation of stability of the nation and it requires attention in order to create a positive mindset.

The minister also said that no one can carry weapons without a permit.

Haqqani also stated that the Islamic Emirate has no problem with any country and commitments made in Doha have been fulfilled by them.

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Food and Drug Authority officials leave for G5 meeting in Iran

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The head of Afghanistan’s Food and Drug Authority and his accompanying delegation left Kabul on Thursday for Iran where they will attend the G5 meeting.

Dr. Abdul Bari Omar, the head of the authority, is leading the delegation and will attend the Group of Five (G5) meeting that is being convened under the title “Health Diplomacy and Medicine and Medical Equipment System”.

The G5 meeting with delegations from the food and drug administrations of member countries get together with the World Health Organization with the aim of promoting and developing the health sector in their respective countries.

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