A report by Pajhwok Afghan News states that 32 ventilators were "smuggled" from Afghanistan to Pakistan after they were “embezzled” from the Afghan Ministry of Public Health.

But Vice President Saleh has dismissed this report as false.

The report has been published based on documents seen by Pajhwok Afghan News that show that each of the devices is worth between $18,000 to $25,000 and the total value of the shipment was $600,000.

The deal was done through WhatsApp messages, according to the report.

Data by Ministry of Public Health shows that there are 314 ventilators in public hospitals and at least 40 of them are not functional.

An official of the Public Health Ministry said the report will be investigated.

In this episode host Wahid Ahmadi discusses the topic with Abdul Qadir Qadir, head of the directorate of policy and plan of the Ministry of Public Health.