Date: 27/03/1403

Local sources in Khost report that Taliban intelligence fighters beat and imprisoned a former government soldier on the first night of Eid al-Adha. The sources stated that the Taliban detained the soldier on Sunday night, June 27, after a severe beating at the district intelligence office in Gurbaz, Khost.

According to the sources, the detained individual was a member of the former border police and had been working as a shopkeeper in the market of this district since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan.
According to the sources, the detained individual was a member of the former border police and had been working as a shopkeeper in the market of this district since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan.

The beating and arbitrary detention of a former border police officer by Taliban intelligence in Khost illustrate ongoing reprisals against individuals affiliated with the previous government. This action raises serious concerns about the absence of due process, protection from torture, and the broader climate of fear undermining civilian reintegration and economic livelihood post-conflict

Previously, the Taliban have beaten, detained, and even killed a number of former military personnel under various pretexts.