Detention and Alleged Torture of Abbas in Behsud on Weapons Possession Suspicion (2022)

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District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 35.0352574840486

Longitude: 68.1069353035063

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident): Hisa-I-Awali Bihsud
Markazi Bihsud (Hesa-I-Dowom-e-Behsod)

Town/Village: Detention and Alleged Torture of Abbas in Behsud on Weapons Possession Suspicion

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Summary of incident: Key Details:

Date: May 2, 2022 Location: Hesa-e-Dowom (Second Part) of Behsud, Maidan Wardak Province

Detainee: Abbas (full name not provided)

Allegations: Weapon possession and collaboration with former anti-Taliban commander Alipour

Detention Duration: Initially 7 days in Hesa-e-Dowom, then transferred to Hesa-e-Awal (First Part) of Behsud

On May 2, 2022, Taliban forces detained an individual named Abbas in the Hesa-e-Dowom district of Behsud, Maidan Wardak Province. The detention was based on suspicions of weapons possession and alleged collaboration with Alipour, a former local anti-Taliban commander. According to local sources, Abbas was initially held for seven days in Hesa-e-Dowom, during which time he was reportedly subjected to severe torture. The Taliban authorities allegedly demanded that he surrender weapons and disclose names of other individuals. Following this period, Abbas was transferred to Hesa-e-Awal of Behsud. A local resident named Mustafa reported that the Taliban demanded 14 weapons from Abbas. When Abbas claimed he had no weapons, he was allegedly told to pay 950,500 Afghanis as an alternative.