Former Afghan MP Detained On Suspicion Of Murder, Confirms Taliban

Khalid Zadran, the Taliban's police spokesperson in Kabul, has confirmed that Allah Gul Mujahid, a former member of the Afghan parliament, remains in custody pending the completion of an investigation into a murder accusation.

Zadran revealed that Mujahid is accused of the murder of Qari Saeedullah, who was killed on February 28.

In a statement on the X social media platform on Sunday, he noted that the former political figure is under suspicion for Saeedullah’s murder.

Allah Gul Mujahid, a contentious figure from the previous Afghan parliament and a former jihadist commander, was initially arrested in a controversial manner by the Taliban in Kabul in 2021 and subsequently left Afghanistan.

A video depicting Mujahid’s arrest, described by many as "humiliating," circulated at that time. In June 2023, the Taliban announced that Mujahid had returned to Afghanistan at the group’s invitation. Reports suggest that shortly after his return, he was detained again and remains imprisoned.