Dismissed Taliban Health Official Reappointed Despite Corruption Ban
KABUL — Abdul Hakim Hamat, a Taliban Ministry of Public Health official previously dismissed for financial corruption by former Minister Qalandar Abad and banned from work for two years, has been reappointed as head of the categorical exemption section under new Minister Noor Jalal Jalali.
Sources told Amu TV the reappointment violates ministry rules that prohibit officials dismissed for corruption from working for two years after dismissal.
Hamat faces accusations of financial corruption in the national measles vaccination campaign, including the use of non-standard methods for vaccine transport. Sources claim these irregularities doomed a $30 million World Health Organization measles program to failure.
The issues coincide with over 17,800 measles cases and 200 child deaths since 2024, according to the sources. This includes 9,300 cases in 2024 and 8,500 cases up to August 2025.
The Taliban Ministry of Public Health claims to have eradicated measles.
The ministry did not respond to Amu TV's inquiries. A ministry spokesman implicitly confirmed arrests for corruption.
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