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Date: April 22, 2022 Location: Hesa-e-Dowom (Second Part) of Behsud, Maidan Wardak Province Detaining Authority: Taliban's General Directorate of Intelligence Number of Reported Detainees: At least 5 civilians

On April 22, 2022, forces from the Taliban's General Directorate of Intelligence conducted an operation in the Hesa-e-Dowom area of Behsud, Maidan Wardak Province. The primary objective of this operation was to seize weapons allegedly belonging to resistance forces. However, during this operation, civilian residents of the area were also detained based on suspicion. According to a local source identified as Mohammad, at least five individuals from Hesa-e-Dowom Behsud, known to him personally, were detained and reportedly subjected to torture by Taliban forces. The detentions appear to have been carried out based on suspicions rather than concrete evidence.