Close Associates of Taliban Health Minister Arrested in Corruption Case

Amo TV, citing its sources, reported that on Saturday, Taliban intelligence Directorate 08 forces raided the home of Noor Jalal Jalali, the Minister of Public Health, and arrested several senior officials of the ministry along with some of his relatives on charges of financial and administrative corruption. According to these sources, this action is part of an investigation into a complex corruption case within the structure of the Taliban-governed Ministry of Public Health.

Based on the provided information, among those arrested were heads of the Medical Treatment, Human Resources, Narcotics Control, Planning, and Ministry Headquarters departments. Additionally, the ministry’s legal advisor and the minister’s aide named Hikmat had been arrested in recent days. However, the Ministry’s Transport Director and a ministerial advisor named Dr. Bryal Kakar managed to evade arrest.

Sources added that several close relatives of the minister, including his son, nephew, cousin’s son, niece, and his wife’s paternal cousin’s son, have been accused in connection with this case. It is reported that one of the minister’s sons is accused of receiving $64,000 and four armored vehicles from pharmaceutical companies and has fled to Turkey.

Reports also indicate that the head of the Ministry Headquarters under the Taliban, who is also the minister’s nephew, was previously arrested and imprisoned in Jeddah with a package of narcotics. Sources state that Mohammad Taher Halim, the minister’s office chief and nephew, recently married for the fourth time in Nangarhar, and alongside this, has purchased several jeribs of land in the provinces of Wardak, Kunduz, and Tashqurghan.

According to findings, one of the minister’s advisors was provided with 24 armored vehicles, which are reportedly used in commercial activities. The spokesperson for the Taliban-run Ministry of Public Health has not responded to questions on this matter as of the time of publication.

The Taliban administration has previously claimed to have eradicated administrative corruption within its controlled institutions; however, the exposure of this case and the widespread arrests of a minister’s close associates have raised serious questions about the level of transparency and accountability within Taliban-governed structures.