Relatives of Jawed Kohistani, a political analyst, said that after two days of not knowing about his fate, they are worried about the health condition of Kohistani in the Taliban's prison.
According to them, Kohistani has a heart disease and must take medication daily.
According to sources, the Taliban's intelligence agency arrested Jawed Kohistani from the Sara e Shamali area of Kabul on Thursday, September 26. The Taliban have not yet officially commented on the matter.
Two days after the arrest of Jawed Kohistani, some of his friends and relatives told Afghanistan International on Saturday that despite efforts and follow-up, they have not yet been able to find out about his health and detention status.
Relatives of Kohistani said that some Taliban officials have confirmed his arrest by the group's intelligence, but have not commented on his whereabouts. They added that he had previously undergone heart surgery at a hospital in Pakistan and has to take medication several times a day.
Friends and relatives of Jawed Kohistani also added that he has not had any political-military activities for at least the past three years and preferred to remain in the country after the fall of the government.
According to people close to Kohistani, the conditions of the Taliban's intelligence prisons and their interrogation method are dangerous for a heart patient who cannot take medication.
Kohistani is a well-known political analyst who appeared in many debates in the domestic media in the past two decades before the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan. He is a critic of the former government and one of the few who did not leave Afghanistan after the Taliban entered Kabul in August 2021.
