SECURITY — June 29, 2026

Father of Deceased Doctor in Nangarhar Suffers Nervous Illness After Forced Confession

Dr. Gulali was allegedly tortured and killed by the Taliban on the thirty first of Jawza in Sheikh Misri village of Sarhrod district. Her father now performs menial labor while showing signs of mental distress following the coerced confession.

The Ehtebar Desk — originates with Hasht-e Subh2 min read

Father of Deceased Doctor in Nangarhar Suffers Nervous Illness After Forced Confession
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Local sources in Nangarhar have indicated that Dr. Gulali's father developed a nervous illness after the Taliban forced him to confess that his daughter had committed suicide. The confession is viewed as an attempt to cover up the alleged torture and killing of Dr. Gulali by the Taliban on the thirty first of Jawza in Sheikh Misri village of Sarhrod district. Despite the prior audio recording by Dr. Gulali claiming sexual harassment by Taliban officials and fighters, the group is said to be trying to conceal the circumstances of her death.

The father is now engaged in menial labor in the Sarhrod market and is reported to laugh inappropriately at everything. It is also stated that the Taliban's raid on the family home resulted in the breaking of the father's hand. High ranking local Taliban officials are alleged to have been involved in the killing and are attempting to hide the incident from public view.

These reports highlight the ongoing difficulties faced by the family in the aftermath of the events. The nervous illness has reportedly left the father in a state where he struggles with his daily activities while performing his work in the market area of Sarhrod district.

Read the original reporting at Hasht-e Subh

Reliability assessment

Single-source reporting relying entirely on unnamed/anonymous local sources with no on-record named officials, direct evidence, or independent corroboration

The source language mixes facts with framing or advocacy wording. Hasht-e Subh: "forced confession", "tortured and then killed", "trying to keep it hidden" — these phrases frame the Taliban as perpetrators of violence and cover-up without attribution, mixing reporting with implicit accusation.

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