The acting President of Afghanistan, Amrullah Saleh, has highlighted the dire humanitarian situation in the Andrab Valley of northern Baghlan province.

He has accused the Taliban of violating human rights in the region. The statement comes after clashes between Taliban and Valley forces were reported recently in the Andrab region.

The Taliban forces in the Panjshir Valley, led by Ahmed Masood, son of anti-Taliban Ahmad Shah Masood, are facing challenges from local forces.

Saleh tweeted, ‘The Taliban are not allowing food and fuel to enter the Andrab Valley. The human condition is dire. Thousands of women and children have fled to the mountains.

For the past two days, the Taliban have been kidnapping children and the elderly and also using them as shields and to search homes.

A day earlier, Saleh had warned the Taliban to avoid entering Panjshir. Let us tell you that the fighting between the Taliban and the Northern Alliance is expected to intensify soon.

The Taliban have said that hundreds of its fighters are standing on the borders to capture the Panjshir Valley.

The Taliban have control over the whole of Afghanistan except the Panjshir Valley, located north of Kabul. Panjshir is currently under the control of Ahmed Masood.

Earlier on Sunday, the Taliban had offered to surrender Northern Alliance leader Ahmed Masood. Meanwhile, Masood said that he would not surrender and the local people were ready to fight.

Masood also said that he and his supporters want a peaceful solution and are ready to negotiate an inclusive government with the Taliban, but the Taliban have rejected the offer.

Meanwhile, UN humanitarian agencies are warning that they are unable to bring urgently needed emergency supplies to Afghanistan.

They are calling for a humanitarian air bridge to be established immediately to allow the uninterrupted distribution of medicines and other aid supplies to the country. 

WHO regional director Richard Brennan said the agency was unable to bring about 500 tonnes of medical supplies to the country to be delivered this week.

Over the past week, the WHO has distributed trauma and medical kits from existing supplies to hospitals in Kabul, Kunduz, and Helmand provinces.

To keep health services running for thousands of people in need. However, supplies are dwindling and they need to be replenished.

The main focus has been on the evacuation of foreigners and vulnerable Afghans.

But agencies pointed out that the vast humanitarian needs facing the majority of the population cannot and should not be neglected.

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Indian refiners are cutting rough handling and closing units for upkeep as nearby fuel request falls and worldwide refining edges are frail, authorities at the organizations said.

Fuel request in Asia’s third-biggest economy had been ascending since May from noteworthy lows in April when an across the nation lockdown to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus was upheld.

In July, in any case, neighborhood request development has eased back in light of high fuel costs, recharged lockdown in parts of the nation, and as rainstorm downpours hit transport, mechanical and development movement.

Bharat Oil Corp is working its three processing plants at about 70% limit contrasted with about 90% toward the beginning of June, its head of treatment facilities R. Ramachandran said.

Authorities said India’s August unrefined preparing will diminish further as the nation’s top purifier Indian Oil Corp, Reliance Industries – administrator of the world’s greatest refining complex – and BPCL among others are closing units for upkeep during this low-interest period.

Typically purifiers don’t do upkeep during the storm, yet Ramachandran said the COVID emergency has changed that.

“Ebb and flow low interest due to COVID alongside higher stock has allowed us a chance to complete turnaround and be prepared to fulfill higher need in the coming celebration season,” he said.

Indian treatment facilities’ unrefined throughput fell by a yearly 13.6% in June contrasted and a 29% decrease in April. Conversely, China’s every day unrefined petroleum throughput in June moved by 9% from a year sooner to a record high.

IOC is working its treatment facilities at 80%-85% limit contrasted with 97.7% in June, two organization sources stated, asking not to be named. IOC didn’t react to a media demand for input.

Indian purifiers are additionally decreasing run rates as the fare showcase isn’t appealing and rising fuel trades from China are probably going to press Asian refining edges.

IOC’s auxiliary Chennai Oil Corp, which is working at about half limit, said treatment facility runs are coordinated to item request, which is fluctuating, and trades are not financially practical.

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The government is doing downright “profiteering off its kin” when they are out for the count, she said in a letter to PM Narendra Modi. Petrol and diesel costs were climbed for the tenth day straight on Tuesday.

“I am profoundly troubled that in these exceedingly troublesome occasions since the start of Spring, the government has taken the completely unfeeling choice to increase petroleum and diesel costs on no under ten separate events,” Gandhi said in her letter.

She blamed the government for procuring an extra income of almost Rs 2.6 lakh crore through these “less than ideal” climbs in extract obligation and expansion in the costs of petroleum and diesel. “I encourage you to move back these increments and pass on the advantage of low oil costs straightforwardly to the residents of this nation.

“On the off chance that you wish for them to act naturally ‘dependent’ at that point don’t put money related chains on their capacity to push ahead,” the Congress president said.

Gandhi likewise encouraged the government to utilize its assets to put cash legitimately under the control of those deprived in this season of extreme difficulty.
Meanwhile, Petroleum cost on Wednesday was Increased by 55 paise per liter and diesel by 60 paise a liter, denoting the eleventh sequential day of increment in rates that currently aggregates to Rs 6.02 for petroleum and Rs 6.4 for diesel.

Petroleum cost in Delhi was climbed to Rs 77.28 per liter from Rs 76.73, while diesel rates were expanded to Rs 75.79 a liter from Rs 75.19, as indicated by a value notice of state oil promoting organizations.

Rates have been expanded the nation over and differ from state to state-contingent upon the occurrence of neighborhood deals duty or Tank. This is the eleventh consecutive day of increment in rates since oil organizations on June 7 restarted amending costs in accordance with costs, subsequent to consummation an 82-day break in rate update.

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