Taliban intelligence forces have detained Mohammad Zaman Razmanda, the former deputy of local commander Abdul Ghani Alipoor, local sources confirmed. According to the sources, Razmanda was arrested on Monday in the Yakawlang district of Bamyan province.
Media outlets and social media accounts affiliated with the Taliban reported that Razmanda was taken into custody after returning from Pakistan. Official Taliban authorities have not yet released any public statement regarding the reasons behind his arrest.
Abdul Ghani Alipoor, known as 'Commander Shamshir', was a prominent local commander in central Afghanistan, particularly in Maidan Wardak province. During the former republican government, his armed faction engaged in clashes with state security forces as well as Taliban militants in Hazara-majority areas.
Alipoor formed his armed group outside official government frameworks following disputes between nomadic Kuchis and local residents in the Behsud district. In 2018, clashes between his fighters and former government forces led to casualties, after which he was briefly arrested in Kabul and later released.
Local sources noted that following the collapse of the previous Afghan government in August 2021, Alipoor's armed group disbanded, and he relocated to Iran. His fighters have since ceased all military and political activities inside Afghanistan.
The sources added that Mohammad Zaman Razmanda had maintained no political or military ties with Alipoor following the group's dissolution, and Taliban officials have offered no formal charges following his detention.
Source: Local sources and Taliban-affiliated media
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