Taliban Arrests Former Member of Afghan Security Forces In Parwan

Sources confirmed to Afghanistan International that Taliban arrested Mohammad Hamza Mujadadi, a former security forces member, in Parwan province on Sunday.

According to sources, Mujadadi was a member of Afghanistan’s Presidential Protection Service (PPS) during the previous regime.

Taliban has not commented on the issue yet.

Sources said that Mujadadi had been arrested in Khwaja Siaran village of Parwan province. His father is Abdul Latif Mujadadi, who was the deputy director of investigations for National Security Directorate [intelligence] in Parwan.

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) had recently reported that the Taliban continues to arrest former soldiers, especially in Kabul and Panjshir.

UNAMA had said that it has recorded extrajudicial killings of former employees and security forces members of the previous government in different provinces.