The commander of a Taliban checkpoint was arrested on charges of having an illicit relationship with the wife of the group's district governor in Bamyan.

Local sources in Bamyan province say that Sayed Akbar, the commander of the Taliban's "Shahidan" checkpoint, has been arrested on charges of having an illicit relationship with the wife of Sayed Baqir Shojaei, the district governor.

The Taliban has been arrested in the Punjab district of this province.

According to sources, the incident took place in a house in the Sarqol area of ​​Yakhulang District No. 1, and Syed Akbar was arrested after that.

Sources add that efforts to resolve the matter are

It is in progress through the preparation of a divorce decree.

It has also been claimed that the divorce between the Punjab governor and his second wife was finalized six months ago, but according to sources, the presence of this woman next to the governor does not match this claim.

So far, local Taliban officials

Bamyan has not commented on this matter.