Former Afghan MP Detained On Suspicion Of Murder, Confirms Taliban

This update follows an earlier report by the World Food Programme in Afghanistan, which placed the death toll at 311. Additionally, the Ministry stated that the floods have devastated hundreds of homes in the region.

On Sunday, the ministry issued a statement detailing that 2,665 residential homes in Baghlan-e Markazi and Burka districts were destroyed. The information was provided by Mohammad Ibrahim Omari, the Taliban's head of migrants in Baghlan.

Officials have indicated that the numbers of casualties and financial losses may continue to rise.

Despite this, there have been inconsistencies in the casualty and damage reports from different Taliban departments over the past few days.

The floods have caused significant loss of life and damage across several provinces including Badakhshan, Baghlan, Sar-e Pol, and Kandahar, prompting the Taliban to call for urgent aid for the affected communities.

The incident, which occurred about a week ago, involved the pregnant woman and her mother-in-law, who were seeking medical examinations when they were subjected to abuse by Taliban forces.

According to a source, who requested anonymity for safety reasons, the Taliban berate ill women for not having a male escort and force them to return home.

Since seizing power in Afghanistan in August 2021, the Taliban have severely curtailed women's fundamental rights, particularly in education, employment, and participation in social and political activities, and have instituted a ban on women travelling without a male guardian.

The front stated that this attack took place on Friday night in the 17th police district of Kabul city.

NRF added that no harm was done to the front's fighters in this incident.

So far, the Taliban has not commented in this regard.

He emphasised that the recent floods serve as a reminder of Afghanistan's vulnerability to climate change.

The UN official, on Saturday, expressed condolences to the families of the flood victims, urging the Taliban and international actors to provide long-term assistance to those affected by the floods.

The Taliban is yet to provide a comprehensive tally of the overall casualties and damages caused by the floods across Afghanistan even after a week since the natural disaster occurred. However, the group has reported 50 deaths in Balkh and 20 in Takhar till now.

According to the ministry's statement, these migrants entered Afghanistan on Thursday through the Torkham border crossing.

The Ministry of Refugees of the Taliban, on Saturday citing border officials in Torkham said that 67 families totalling 336 individuals were "forcibly" expelled from Pakistan, and another 48 families, compromising 246 individuals, returned to Afghanistan "voluntarily”.

The Taliban claims to have provided 10,000 Afghanis to each family.

The statement mentioned that expelled migrants from Pakistan have been referred to international organisations for assistance.