A local Taliban commander has been arrested in connection with escalating tensions over gold mines in Shukai district in Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan province, local sources said on Monday. The commander, Musa Kaka, who led Taliban forces in Nusay district, was detained by Taliban intelligence forces amid continuing disputes over gold mining operations in the area, sources added. According to local sources, armed men affiliated with Mus…
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