[8am] According to local sources in Herat
...a venerable old Persian-speaking city in western Afghanistan, populated mostly by Tadjiks, which is why it's not as blood-soaked as areas controlled by Pashtuns...
province, doctors at the Provincial Hospital have gone on strike in response to the assault on one of their colleagues by a Taliban
...Arabic for students...
fighter.
Sources reported to Hasht-e Subh that doctors at the Provincial Hospital in Herat initiated a work stoppage on Thursday, June 1, due to the assault on one of their colleagues by Taliban fighters.
A source from the Hospital in Herat stated that this is the second time in the past two weeks that doctors at this hospital have been assaulted by Taliban fighters. The source added that about two weeks ago, another doctor was assaulted without any reason by a Taliban fighter.
Additional sources add that following this incident, the doctors at this Hospital in Herat have stated that they will continue their strike until they receive security guarantees and their safety is ensured.
It is worth noting that after the Taliban’s takeover, fighters from this group have been repeatedly accused of harassing and mistreating employees in various offices, including doctors who have filed numerous complaints against the behavior of these fighters. The lack of law and unfamiliarity with urban and administrative norms are cited as major reasons for the conduct of Taliban forces.
Not discounting that they are by nature and training vicious bullies, as well.
Organizer of Exhibition Arrested by the Taliban in Herat
[8am] Local sources have reported that the organizer of an exhibition in Herat
...a venerable old Persian-speaking city in western Afghanistan, populated mostly by Tadjiks, which is why it's not as blood-soaked as areas controlled by Pashtuns...
has been arrested by the Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men.... The incident occurred on Thursday, June 1, at the Handicrafts and Agricultural Products Exhibition in Herat city.
According to the sources, the arrest took place after male journalists and other men entered the women’s section of the exhibition. The presence of men in this section prompted the Taliban’s morality police to detain the organizer.
Following the arrest, the exhibition was disrupted and unable to continue.
The Taliban have not yet issued any comments regarding the situation in Herat.
It is worth noting that last year, the Taliban also prevented several exhibitions from taking place in western Kabul.
Two Ombudsman Charged with Mistreatment against Citizens in Herat
[BakhtarNews] The Vice and Virtue of Herat
...a venerable old Persian-speaking city in western Afghanistan, populated mostly by Tadjiks, which is why it's not as blood-soaked as areas controlled by Pashtuns...
Department suspended two of the ombudsman for mistreating citizens in that province.
The Vice and Virtue department of the Herat stressed the ombudsman to treat people, said Sheikh Aziz-ur-Rahman Mahajer, head of Vice and Virtue of Herat province, in a statement said received by Bakhtar News Agency.
He said that two of the ombudsman were suspended from their duties after people’s complaints were received by the department.
Any complaint on the ombudsman’s duties will be strictly investigated, said Sheikh Aziz-ur- Rahman.
The Herat Department of Vice and Virtue has 140 ombudsmen and in weekly meetings, it has always emphasized to all of them that they should treat people gently and not interfere with their privacy, he added.
All the ombudsmen of this department are religious scholars and have graduated from the courses on the compilation of noble hadiths said Aziz-ur-Rahman.
He reminded saying that the burden of the Ombudsman is to invite and preach people to on the right path and they succeeded in prohibiting 85% of contradictions with the cooperation of the people in Herat so far.
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