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Afghanistan
Talibs tie up 2 Panjshir boys in Kabul
2023-06-04
Prominent Human Rights Activist Arrested by Taliban in Kabul

[8am] Local sources report that Taliban
...Arabic for students...
intelligence forces have detained a human rights
...not to be confused with individual rights, mind you...
activist for the second time in Kabul city.

According to the sources, the individual in question is named Shams al-Rahman Rahiq, and the Taliban arrested him on Monday, May 29, along with Ata al-Rahman, his uncle’s son, at the Gozargah area in Kabul city. They transferred him to an undisclosed location.

Although the motive behind Rahiq’s arrest is not yet known, sources quoting his relatives say that he has been detained due to his human rights activities.

Sources state that the Taliban had previously arrested Shams al-Rahman about a month ago and held him in prison for a while, but he was released again with the intervention of local elders.

It is worth mentioning that approximately a year ago, the Taliban forcibly removed Rahiq’s father from his home in Paktia and subjected him to physical assault.

Shams al-Rahman Rahiq is a resident of the Abdullahkhel valley in the Dara district of Panjshir province and had been living in Kabul city.
From Panjshir? No wonder the Taliban are annoyed with him.
The Taliban has not commented on this matter so far.

It is said that he has also been an employee of the United Nations
...a formerly good idea gone bad...
Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), but the organization has not yet expressed its opinion on the issue.

It should be noted that since their takeover, the Taliban have detained and imprisoned several civil activists and human rights defenders in various provinces of the country.

Former Parliament Member Ajmal Rahmani’s Bodyguard Arrested by the Taliban in Kabul

[8am] According to local sources, the Taliban have arrested a bodyguard of Ajmal Rahmani, a former member of the previous government parliament, in Kabul.

The individual, named Abdulwakil Merzaie, was detained by the Taliban on Sunday, May 28, in the Parwan 3 area of Kabul and has been transferred to an undisclosed location.

Abdulwakil served as the personal bodyguard of Ajmal Rahmani, but after the fall of the previous government, he worked as a blacksmith in Kabul.

He is originally from the village of Piyawasht in Rokha district, Panjshir, and has been residing in Kabul.

The Taliban have not provided any information regarding this matter.

Meanwhile, in a separate incident, on April 15, the Taliban also arrested Mujib Zia, a civil activist and media advisor of the Rahmani Foundation, at Kabul Airport while he was traveling to Iran.

In recent days, this group has detained at least four army officers and one former government general in different parts of Kabul, and they have been transferred to undisclosed locations.

The Taliban have not been accountable to any human rights organizations regarding their actions.
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Paktia: 2023-05-22 Daily Evacuation Brief May 22, 2023
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Dara district: 2022-08-30 Daily Evacuation Brief August 30, 2022
Dara district: 2022-08-17 Islamic Emirate Denies Detention of Its Forces in Panjshir
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