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Daily Evacuation Brief June 4, 2023
 [AfghanDigest] LAST 24 HOURS
- RISING CONCERNS OVER THE SPREAD OF CONGO FEVER – Fatalities have continued to climb at a slow but steady rate as the disease seems to be spreading in select areas of the country. Most recently, a physician died after reportedly contracting the disease from an infected teenager. The World Health Organization is tracking the outbreak but its hands are tied with the prohibition against women aid workers in the country. There has not been an accurate or definitive account of how many Afghans may have contracted the deadly disease and health workers are scrambling to prepare their communities to deal with the problem. With the warm weather, ticks are out and about and the disease is thought to be spreading directly through bites but also through the ingestion of viraemic animal tissue (flesh that has had the disease in the bloodstream). A listing of the signs and symptoms of the disease can be accessed HERE.
- NOTED HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST REARRESTED AND IN TALIBAN CUSTODY – Shams al-Rahman Rahiq was reportedly arrested for the second time last Monday and it is believed he is being held by GDI agents in an undisclosed facility. Relatives and friends say he was under surveillance for at least a portion of the time after his first arrest in April. He was thought to have continued his organizing work for protests and that may be why he was pulled in.
- EARTHQUAKE REPORTED NORTH OF KABUL – A moderate earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale struck yesterday afternoon but no damage or casualties have been reported. There was initially some concern as the quake’s epicenter was at a shallow depth but it appears to have passed without incident.
CONFLICT TRACKER
Parwan: A Taliban commander was reportedly ambushed and killed by an unidentified group at the Pol Matak bridge,
NEXT 24 HOURS: No Threats Received
Posted by: trailing wife 2023-06-04 |
