Local sources in Faryab province report that the Taliban have arrested 25 residents after resisting the confiscation of their land by the provincial governor.
The sources said on Saturday, October 18, that Abdul Ahmad Fazli, the Taliban-appointed governor of Faryab, seized land belonging to Tajik residents in the village of Khwaja Ghar, Ghayorzan district, under the pretext of constructing a water reservoir.
According to the sources, the governor has prohibited the landowners from cultivating their farms, arresting at least 25 people who resisted. Of those detained, 23 were later released.
The sources added that Ghulam Sakhi Nawid, a former member of the provincial council, and Mohammad Sharif, a former commander of the public uprising forces, are among those arrested.
Based on the available information, the Taliban have transferred these two men to an undisclosed location.
The Taliban’s Department of Information and Culture in Faryab confirmed the arrest of Ghulam Sakhi, stating that he was detained for allegedly obstructing the implementation of the water reservoir project.
Since the Taliban’s return to power, land seizures by their members have reportedly increased across several provinces, often carried out with official backing from local authorities.
