Five Former Afghan Security Personnel Arrested After Deportation From Iran
Local sources in Parwan province told Afghanistan International that five former Afghan security personnel were arrested by the Taliban after being deported from Iran.
Local sources in Parwan province told Afghanistan International that five former Afghan security personnel were arrested by the Taliban after being deported from Iran.
All five detainees are members of a single family from Panjshir. The men identified as Shermullah, Gulbuddin, Aleem, Jan Mohammad and Suleiman had served as soldiers and officers under the former Afghan government.
Sources in Parwan said the arrests took place on Thursday. The detainees include two brothers, their nephew and two cousins from a Panjshiri family originally from the Roy Dara area of Shotul district in Panjshir.
After the Taliban returned to power, the men had travelled to Iran in search of work but were forced to return amid increasing pressure on Afghan migrants there.
Over the past four years, the Taliban have arrested hundreds of residents from Panjshir.
