Taliban Authorities Detain Former Soldier in Kapisa Province

Local sources in Kapisa province report that the Taliban administration has arrested a former soldier in the region. The individual, named Abdulzhahar Entesar, was detained by operatives linked to the Taliban intelligence services.

On Monday, January 4th, sources told 8am newspaper that Abdulzhahar Entesar was arrested by a man named Amanullah, who is identified as a Taliban infiltrator. This arrest comes amid growing concerns over the targeting and persecution of former military personnel in the province.

Previously, 8am published a video attributed to Amanullah, in which he discusses a plot to assassinate a student. According to the sources, Amanullah has been involved in several targeted attacks against former soldiers.

Sources further add that Amanullah simultaneously works as an official in the Taliban’s Counter-Crime Department in the second district of Mahmood Raqi city, the capital of Kapisa province. This raises serious questions about the use of official structures to suppress and eliminate dissenters.

Since the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan, numerous reports have emerged documenting the detention, imprisonment, and in some cases, killings of former soldiers in Kapisa and other provinces. In a recent investigative report, the Resistance Front stated that over the past year, the Taliban has killed 123 former soldiers across Afghanistan.