2.3 million Afghanis stolen from Herat Regional Hospital; Accounting staff arrested

Kabul Times News | Herat

At least five sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Kabul Times News that about 2.3 million Afghanis were stolen from the safe of Herat Regional Hospital.

According to the sources, hospital staff noticed on Saturday morning that the hard drives of the security cameras of the administrative and accounting offices had been pulled out of their places and taken away.

It is not yet clear whether the theft occurred on Friday or during the middle of Saturday night.

According to the sources, unknown individuals opened the office of the administrative director and the accounting director of the hospital separately and took the hard drives of the security cameras of both offices.

The sources said that the individuals involved then opened the hospital safe using a key and took the money inside. According to the sources, the safe was not broken and was intact.

One source said the stolen money was related to the hospital’s income and tuition fees.

The sources also said that after the incident was exposed, Taliban-affiliated individuals visited the hospital and took away a number of cash accounting department employees and staff.

The identities of the sources have been withheld due to the sensitivity of the matter.

As of the time of publishing this report, further details about how the theft occurred, the identities of those involved, and the fate of the employees who were taken away were not available.

Kabul Times News is also trying to obtain the views of Herat Regional Hospital officials and Taliban officials on the incident.