Taliban Detains Religious Scholar in Panjshir Over Eid Celebration

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – Local sources in northeastern Panjshir province report that Taliban intelligence agents have detained a religious scholar and his son in Anaba district.

The sources identified the religious scholar as Mawlawi Sufi Aziz, who also serves as the preacher at Qalacha Feraj Mosque in Anaba district. He was detained along with his son by Taliban agents on Sunday, June 23.