The Taliban arrested a man for allegedly selling women in northern Afghanistan. (Represent)
Kunduz, Afghanistan:
The Taliban have arrested a man for allegedly selling dozens of women in northern Afghanistan after tricking them into believing they would marry for money, officials said Tuesday.
Damullah Seraj, the provincial police chief of the Taliban, said the man was arrested in the northern province of Jawzjan late Monday.
“We are still in the early stages of our investigation. We hope to learn more about this case later,” he said.
Mohammad Sardar Mubariz, the district police chief in Jawzjan, told AFP the man would target poor women who wanted to improve their circumstances.
After saying that he would find them a rich husband, he would move them to another province, where they were sold into slavery.
He allegedly trafficked about 130 women in this way.
Crime, autocracy and corruption are not new in Afghanistan, but rising poverty is undermining the Taliban government’s claims of legitimacy.
Since returning to power about three months ago, the Taliban have been trying to stop a range of crimes such as robberies and kidnappings in major cities.
On Tuesday, the Taliban Interior Ministry said 60 people – including members of the passport department – had been arrested for falsifying documents to obtain passports.
The ministry said it is temporarily closing the passport office in Kabul for maintenance.
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