Choosing between the plague of coronavirus incubating in overcrowded conditions on one hand, and the plague of masses of Lions of Islam roaming the landscape with malice aforethought on the other hand.
[ToloNews] The Afghan government said on Thursday that based on President Ghani's decree, up to 10,000 prisoners-- including women and kiddies--will be released in the upcoming 10 days to stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus in Afghan detention centers.Ahmad Rashid Totakhil, head of the general directorate of prisons, said that those to be released will not pose a major threat.
"The persons that we are releasing --some of them are under the authority of the president. They are not a big threat to society, they had committed small crimes," said Totakhil.
"Because we do not have any vaccine or treatment for the virus, the only way is to implement health-recommended measures. The measures are very easy and can save the lives of millions," said Ferozuddin Feroz, Public Health Minister.
The Attorney General's Office (AGO) said that those will not be released who pose a threat to national security.
"Another issue that is very important for people to know is that crimes against national and international security and terrorist crimes are not included in the decree," said Mohammad Farid Hamidi, head of the AGO.
Meanwhile,
...back at the pie fight, Bella opened her mouth at precisely the wrong moment...
Abdullah Abdullah
...the former foreign minister of the Northern Alliance government, advisor to Masood, and candidate for president against both Karzai and Ghani. Dr. Abdullah was born in Kabul and is half Tadjik and half Pashtun. He also held the meaningless salaried sop position as CEO of Afghanistan, while Ghani was president...said that politics should not be involved in the fight against the coronavirus (aka COVID19 or Chinese Plague)
...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men...
"This is not a political problem... All of us--poor and rich--need unity regarding the (COVID-19)," said Abdullah.
Officials at the Ministry of Public Health said that six health employees have been infected by the virus in Herat
...a venerable old Persian-speaking city in western Afghanistan, populated mostly by Tadjiks, which is why it's not as blood-soaked as areas controlled by Pashtuns...
and Kandahar provinces.
Based on the Ministry of Public Health figures, more than 90 people have been infected by the COVID-19 virus in Afghanistan.