Local sources say that 14 medicine sellers, including three who were injured, remain in Taliban custody following clashes with the group over the collection of Pakistani medicines in Kandahar city.
Sources told the Hasht-e Subh Daily on Saturday, November 14, that the Taliban had arrested 21 people following the incident. Of these, seven have been released, while the remaining 14 are still in detention.
According to the sources, three of those detained were injured during the protests. However, the Taliban have so far provided no information about their health conditions or whereabouts.
The sources added that family members and friends of the detainees went to the Taliban’s police headquarters to visit them, but Taliban members prevented them from meeting the prisoners at the entrance to the headquarters.
The sources said the continued detention of the medicine sellers and the uncertainty surrounding the condition of those injured have heightened concerns among their families and relatives.
On Wednesday, November 11, hundreds of medicine sellers gathered in Kandahar city to protest the Taliban’s collection of Pakistani medicines. The protests later escalated into clashes between demonstrators and Taliban fighters.
According to sources, the Taliban fired at the demonstrators to disperse them, injuring 11 people, including six civilians and five Taliban fighters.
