[PODCAST] Daily Dose @ 5: Stern action for those who forge COVID-19 vaccine certificate, Taliban tighten noose over Afghan north

AMONG the headlines for Tuesday, August 10, 2021, the Ministry of Health (MOH) will take stern action against those who try to forge the digital COVID-19 vaccination certificate in the MySejahtera app.

Deputy Minister Datuk Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali said the MOH’s enforcement division and other authorities view the issue seriously and will take necessary actions to curb it.

Also, as the Taliban gained vast parts of rural Afghanistan, residents hid in their homes and a pro-government commander vowed to fight to the death to defend Mazar-i-Sharif, the biggest city in the north.

Government officials have appealed for pressure on neighbouring Pakistan to stop Taliban reinforcements and supplies flowing over the porous border but Pakistan denies backing the Taliban.

Meanwhile, the United States has said it is up to Afghan security forces to defend their country.

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