Taliban Threats Doctors in Nangarhar

At least two doctors have been killed, seven kidnapped and 40 others threatened over the past six months in Nangarhar province.
During a sit-in in Jalalabad, the doctors warned of stopping work if the provincial administration failed to ensure their security within 10 days.
The called on security organs to take effective steps to provide security of them. Dr. Nawroz Shinwari, Nangarhar Doctors’ Association Head, said some of his colleagues were daily threatened over the phone.
Alleging illicit demands for money, he hit out at the provincial government and accused security officials of being appointed on the basis of nepotism, not merit.
As a result, he argued, the security personnel with political connections failed to maintain order in the province. They set the government and security agencies a 10-day deadline to take serious action to ward off threats to doctors; otherwise they would go on strike.
According to Shinwari, 40 Nangarhar-based doctors have received threats, two have been killed, seven abducted and five others injured over the past six months.
Attaullah Khogyani, the governor’s spokesman, said four individuals suspected extortionists had been detained in operations by intelligence agents.