Taliban Intelligence Detain Shia Cleric In Ghazni, Family Denied Access
Taliban intelligence forces have arrested Jan Ali Akbari, the former deputy head of the Ulama Council in Malistan district of Ghazni province, according to local sources.
Akbari, who also serves as a school principal, was detained last week in Ghazni city, the sources said.
Informed sources said the Taliban have not allowed his family to visit him since his arrest on January 18, and no further information has been released about his condition or whereabouts.
Relatives told Afghanistan International that Akbari was initially detained on suspicion of possessing military equipment linked to a former local commander, but the allegation was not substantiated during investigations.
According to a source close to him, the Taliban later held the cleric on accusations of document forgery at the school where he works as principal.
