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Sources: Taliban shut down 7 health centers in Khost

Taliban police command said the facilities were shut down because they were using “encrypted prescriptions”.

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Sources: Taliban fire 17 doctors, staff from Kabul’s Dasht-e-Barchi hospital

Sources said that added that the facility is now functioning only in a few departments.

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Badakhshan hospital faces crisis as maternity ward remains closed

The 60-bed obstetrics and gynecology unit has remained shuttered since international health funding was cut.

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Kabul’s Jinnah Hospital to be relocated, sources say

Residents said its closure, even temporarily, would severely restrict medical services in a community that already struggles with limited health.

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Sources: 130 people fall ill at charity meal in Khost

The incident occurred in Shamsi village, located in the Zazi Maidan district, according to the sources.

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WHO secures $6.3 million to expand health services in Afghanistan

The $1.39 million AHF grant will support six sub-health centers, 10 surveillance teams and 13 inpatient therapeutic feeding centers.

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Taliban sign deal with Qatari Charity to build 400-bed hospital in Kandahar

The hospital will provide services for internal medicine, pediatrics and women’s care.

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Sources: Taliban increase medical service taxes in Khost

They added that the same increase has been applied in Khost city, which doctors and pharmacists described as “crippling.”

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WFP: 9.5 million in Afghanistan remain in acute food insecurity

In its July report, the agency said it has been able to assist only 1 million people per month during.

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UNICEF: 357 children dead from measles as 12 million in Afghanistan need aid

UNICEF said Afghanistan is grappling with one of the most urgent but under-addressed child nutrition crises in the world.

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