Several Afghan government officials and Police chiefs in the Afghan provinces of Laghman and Ghazni have been either jailed or missing after the Taliban took power in Kabul.
Taliban spokesperson, Zabihullah Mujahid, had said, during militants’ first news conference after taking control of the capital, that they would not seek revenge on their rivals.
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The Taliban also declared amnesty across Afghanistan.
However, relatives of several Afghan officials, including the governor and the police chief of Laghman, told TOLO News that they were still in Taliban custody, after surrendering to the militants.
The police chief of Ghazni was said to be missing.
On Sunday, the Taliban swept into Afghanistan’s capital after the government collapsed.
President Ashraf Ghani joined an exodus of his fellow citizens and foreigners.
Ghani is in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the UAE government confirmed.
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