Local sources have informed Afghanistan International that Taliban intelligence forces in Kabul have arrested Hamid Farhadi, a former government employee, and his brother.

According to the sources, the Taliban detained the two brothers on Tuesday morning, September 4, from their workplace and home.

A source close to the matter told Afghanistan International that Taliban intelligence officers arrested Hamid Farhadi from his home in Kabul's 15th district. The source added that the Taliban also arrested Walid Farhadi, Hamid's brother, from his workplace in the Khair Khana area of Kabul.

Hamid Farhadi was an employee of the Executive Office of the former Afghan government.

The Taliban have yet to comment on the arrest of this former government employee. Additionally, Hamid Farhadi's family has not responded to Afghanistan International's requests for comment on the matter.

Sources indicate that the Farhadi brothers are not affiliated with any political or military groups.

Since the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, the group initially declared a general amnesty.

However, over the past three years, they have arrested hundreds of former military personnel and government employees.

On August 3, local sources from Laghman reported that the Taliban arrested two former security forces members who had recently been deported from Iran. According to the sources, these former soldiers, named Gul Nabi and Pacha Gul, are residents of Dawlat Shah district in Laghman.