Taliban Intelligence Detains TV Producer Sayyed Rahim Saeedi

Sources in Kabul have informed Afghanistan International that the Taliban intelligence forces have detained Sayyed Rahim Saeedi, a television programme producer and filmmaker.

Saeedi has worked as a producer for private television networks and has been a member of the Afghanistan Filmmakers Association.

Close associates of Saeedi confirmed that he was detained by Taliban intelligence agents on Sunday.

Friends of Saeedi told Afghanistan International that he had no political activities and was engaged in cultural work.

The Taliban have not yet commented on the detention of Sayyed Rahim Saeedi, and it remains unclear why this filmmaker was detained.

Informed sources added that the Taliban detained Saeedi and his son, Sayyed Waris Saeedi, from Khushhal Khan Mina in the fifth district of Kabul city. According to these sources, the Taliban blindfolded Saeedi and his son and transferred them to an unknown location in a military vehicle.

Relatives of the filmmaker told Afghanistan International that the Taliban released Rahim Saeedi's son two days after their detention, but Rahim Saeedi remains in Taliban custody with no information available about his condition.

Sayyed Rahim Saeedi has worked for over 15 years in various capacities for private television channels.

Previously, the Taliban have also detained and imprisoned several civil rights activists and cultural figures for various reasons.