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Abducted psychiatrist Nader Alemi killed in Balkh
Mohammad Nader Alemi, a psychotherapist and neurologist, has been killed in captivity by kidnappers in Balkh province, his relatives said Friday.
Alemi, who opened Afghanistan’s first private psychiatric hospital in the provincial capital Mazar-i-Sharif city, was kidnapped on September 20, by unknown armed men.
His family at the time told media outlets that Alemi had received several threatening calls and messages in the months before he was abducted.
They added that the kidnappers had demanded $800,000 in ransom for Alemi’s release.
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) officials said an investigation is being carried out, and a number of suspects were also arrested in connection with the case.
The Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (MPVPV) said in a statement that over the past month, it has handled 368 cases related to women’s religious rights.
According to the statement, the ministry also arrested 30 alleged sorcerers, resolved 175 cases of disputes and conflicts, held 743 meetings with traders, and conducted 1,304 reformative sessions with religious scholars and various segments of society.
Five people lost their lives after a vehicle veered off the road and fell into a river in Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan province on Saturday, local officials said.
According to Ehsanullah Kamgar, spokesperson for the Badakhshan police, the incident occurred when an SUV skidded off the road on Tashkan Bridge and plunged into the river.
Kamgar said that security forces in Kishm district have so far recovered the bodies of four passengers, while search operations are underway to locate the fifth victim.
The victims were residents of Argo district.
Moldova’s government has included Afghan airlines in its updated list of carriers banned or restricted from operating in the country, effective 19 February 2026, in line with EU aviation safety rules.
The order, signed by Deputy Prime Minister Vladimir Bolea, covers more than 200 airlines from around 20 countries, including Afghanistan, Russia, Iran, and North Korea. Most face a complete operating ban in Moldovan airspace and airports, while some have limited operational permissions, state news agency Moldpres reported.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Moldova will monitor compliance. The ban remains in place until Moldova joins the European Union.
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