Local sources in Herat confirmed that a young man in his 30s has been killed after being put in detention by the Taliban for three days.

According to sources, the Taliban handed over the dead body of the man to his family on Friday.

The sources said that on his first day of arrest, Taliban members had tortured him and broken his neck and hands. According to sources from Herat, the man had died due to the Taliban’s torture.

In the photos obtained by Afghanistan International, bullet marks can be seen in the body and legs of the corpse.

According to sources, the Taliban had arrested the younger brother of the dead man in Herat too.

It is not clear why the Taliban arrested and tortured this man in Herat province. The group has not commented on the incident so far.