Sources told Afghanistan International that the Taliban’s Intelligence Agency arrested 13 people in the Jebrael neighbourhood of Herat on the day of Ashura.

These individuals, whose fate remains unknown, were detained when they were resisting the Taliban intelligence agency’s order to take down Muharram flags.

At least two sources told Afghanistan International that these youths had been detained on Tuesday, in the Haji Abbas area and Al-Mahdi town.

The Taliban intelligence agency also arrested a person named Samad Hazara, who was leading the youths in the Haji Abbas neighbourhood, along with 13 others.

So far, the Taliban group has not commented on the arrest of these youths. According to reports, during the Muharram ceremonies, this group also blocked all the roads in western Kabul under the pretext of security measures and beat up several Ashura mourners.