The Afghan intelligence operatives have arrested Hassan Haqyar, a political analyst, for supporting the Taliban group and allegedly calling Mullah Akhtar Mansoor a 'martyr'.
The National Security Council (NSC) operatives in a statement said that Haqyar was arrested for supporting the Taliban group and calling its leader a 'martyr', reports the Khaama Press.
According to the National Security Council, Haqyar made the remarks while speaking at a television debate.
Mansour, the Taliban group supreme leader, was killed in a drone strike carried out by the US forces in Pakistan's Balochistan province on Saturday.
His death was confirmed by the militant group and his successor Mawlavi Haibatullah Akhundzada was declared the new chief of the Taliban group yesterday.
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