The Taliban have announced the arrest of a member of the former government’s Public Uprising Forces in Faryab province on charges of possessing weapons and military equipment.
The Taliban’s police command in Faryab said in a statement published on its Facebook page on Monday, May 18, that the detained individual is named Shah Mohammad and is a resident of the “Baluch Shah Nadir” village in Pashtun Kot district.
According to the statement, the arrested person had previously served as the commander of two “Arbaki” checkpoints in the area during the previous republic government.
The Taliban added that the individual was arrested by their fighters on Thursday evening.
They also claimed that a number of light and heavy weapons, military uniforms, a communication radio set, and other military equipment were recovered from Shah Mohammad.
This comes amid numerous media reports of arrests, torture, and killings of former security forces and members of the Public Uprising Forces by the Taliban.
