A senior former Taliban official, Mutasim Agha Jan, has been detained by the Taliban intelligence in southern Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday. The sources added that Agha Jan was arrested about five days ago while traveling from Kabul to Kandahar. Taliban have not publicly commented on the detention. The reasons for his arrest remain unclear, but sources said it may be linked to efforts to estab…
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