A short distance from doubt to torture and death

Abdul Nasser Farkhari was arrested by Taliban intelligence on Wednesday (March 28). The Taliban handed over his body to his family four days later. He was an electronics shopkeeper in the Nilgari area of Taloqan city, the capital of Takhar province. He was accused of financing anti-Taliban military fronts. The Taliban told Abdul Nasser’s family that he died of illness, but evidence on his body showed signs of torture and beatings. His relatives …