RASC News Agency: Local sources in Faryab province report the death of a man under the brutal torture of Omidullah, the uncle of Mawiya, the Taliban’s intelligence chief in the Qorghan district of the province. The victim, identified as Kamaluddin Qara, was arrested from his home by Taliban intelligence forces on Thursday, February 8th. By that evening, the Taliban returned his lifeless body to his family.
Sources indicate that Kamaluddin’s father, who conducts business in Turkmenistan, had previously been threatened by the Taliban intelligence chief, who demanded money. Kamaluddin, refusing to comply with the Taliban’s extortion, clearly stated his unwillingness to pay. As a result, he was arrested and subsequently murdered by the Taliban. It is further revealed that after Kamaluddin’s family refused to pay the demanded sum to Mawiya, Kamaluddin was arrested and tortured to death by the Taliban.
Omidullah, the uncle of Mawiya, is a cousin of Mullah Ataullah Omari, the Taliban’s Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock. Local residents accuse the Taliban intelligence chief in the Qorghon district of extorting money from the population, regularly subjecting them to threats and physical abuse under various pretexts. The Taliban have thus far remained silent on this matter. Earlier, on January 21st, a former interpreter for U.S. forces in Afghanistan died under Taliban torture in Asadabad, the capital of Kunar province.
Since their takeover, the Taliban have consistently been accused by international organizations of gross human rights violations, allegations which they have repeatedly denied. With the Taliban’s ascension to power, arbitrary arrests, mysterious killings, and clandestine torture have surged, with a significant portion of these atrocities being carried out by the Taliban themselves.
