Female doctor severely beaten by Taliban members in Balkh hospital

Three Taliban members at Abu Ali Sina-e-Balkhi Hospital in the northern Balkh province subjected a midwife to severe physical assault following the death of one of their children, local sources reported.

The midwife, identified as Laila Naqeeb, serves in the obstetrics and gynecology department of the hospital. According to sources among the hospital’s doctors, the Taliban members attacked the midwife last week, blaming her for the child’s death through an injection.