DEC7-08272024

Arbitrary Punishment, Expression, Liberty & Security, Participation in Public Life, Press & Censorship
27, August 2024

Decree

Taliban imprisoned a young man in Nangarhar for publishing an image of the tricolor flag.

Decree Translation

Date: 06/06/1403 Local sources in Nangarhar report that the Taliban intelligence service has arrested a young man in the province for posting a picture of the three-colored flag. On Monday, September 5th, these sources told 8am newspaper that the Taliban intelligence service detained the young man in the city of Jalalabad, the provincial capital of Nangarhar. According to the sources, the young man, named Hezbollah, is from the Khwaja Kunar district and resides in Jalalabad. The sources emphasize that Hezbollah was arrested after posting a photo of himself with the three-colored flag on the social media platform Facebook.

Notes on Decree

It was reported that the Taliban detained and imprisoned another young man from Nangarhar province for posting a picture of the tricolor flag on social media. This action is part of the Taliban's broader efforts to suppress symbols and actions they deem to be against their interpretation of Islamic law and the values they wish to enforce.

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