The activities of Khatam al-Nabieen Hospital in Kabul have been suspended by the Taliban Ministry of Justice after 15 years of operation, as restrictions on Hazaras and Shias in the country continue to increase.
Sources told the Hasht-e Subh Daily on Sunday, November 15, that the Taliban Ministry of Justice had sealed the hospital’s entrance the previous day.
Mohammad Javad Mohseni, the owner of Khatam al-Nabieen Hospital, has confirmed that the Taliban Minister of Justice demanded last week that the management of the medical facility be handed over to him. He had warned that the hospital’s activities would be suspended if the demand was rejected.
Mohseni added that he had rejected the request because transferring the management of a medical facility to the Minister of Justice has no legal basis.
The hospital had reportedly recently been included among the reputable hospitals following an assessment by the Taliban Ministry of Public Health’s review committees.
Taliban officials have not yet commented on the matter.
This comes as, over the past month, several educational, cultural and media institutions affiliated with Hazaras and Shias, including Khatam al-Nabieen Religious Seminary, Khatam al-Nabieen University, Tamadon Television and Rah-e-Farda Television, have been shut down by the Taliban.
