The Arrest and Torture of Mohammad Mobalighzadeh, Herat (2022)

Incident
Date
Apr 21, 2022
Year of incident
2022
Province of incident
Herat: Herat City
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 34.3494235694824

Longitude: 62.1891939162627

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Herat City
Town/Village
Jibraeil Town
Types of incident
  • Arrest
  • Assault
  • Extrad-Judicial Acts
  • Torture
Conflict parties
  • Taliban General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • ISIL-KP
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militant
  • Taliban Security (Police) Command
Regime in place
  • Second Taliban Regime of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On April 21, 2022, Mohammad Mobalighzadeh, agent of National Directorate of Security in Lal Wa Sarjangal districts of Ghor province, was arrested by the Taliban in Jabril town of Herat. Sources report that the Taliban severely tortured him on charges of possessing government weapons, causing blood to flow from his mouth due to the torture. Sarwar Sahil, a former soldier, stated that the Taliban released Mobalighzadeh after extorting 500,000 Afghanis. Following his release, Mobalighzadeh fled the country and sought refuge in Iran.

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AHRDO Incident Report

No of victims involved
1