Mohammad Mooen, a local businessman, was kidnapped for ransom from Kabul’s PD15 43 days ago and was heavily tortured by his kidnappers during this period.
He said that all efforts by the security agencies to rescue him proved useless.
Mooen’s son said that he borrowed $60,000 from his relatives to save the life of his father.
Mooen said that the kidnappers were wearing military uniforms.
“The vehicle of a poor man or a businessman is checked several times, but the car of a kidnapper is not checked, why?” asked Mohammad Moeen, who still suffers from the pains of torture.
Moeen assumes he was kept in areas near the Kabul airport because he heard the sounds of airplanes in the cell.
“During these 43 days ... the government failed to detect my place,” said Mohammad Moeen.
Moeen was released three days ago.
After his release he went to the Ministry of Interior, but the kidnappers later in a message warned him against going to the ministry again.
“When I returned from the Ministry of Interior, they (Ministry of Interior) somehow put pressure on my brother to not chase the case; this means that the security organs are linked with kidnappers,” said Bashir Malikzada, Moeen’s brother.
“When we reached to an agreement, (kidnappers) asked me to put a white hat on my head and asked me to take a bicycle and come to Charahi Asbha square,” said Abdul Matin Nizambek, son of Mohammad Moeen.
“That night when he came home with his hands were still bound, I was disappointed and thought that now I can't get an education,” said Naeem, the younger son of Mohammad Moeen.
Meanwhile, officials of Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment said that this year they have registered 100 kidnapping cases of businessmen. Of that figure, ten businessmen were killed by kidnappers.
“400 businessmen have fled to Turkey,” said Khan Jan Alokozay, the deputy head of Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment.
The Office of the First Vice President--which is responsible for security in Kabul--and the Ministry of Interior have not commented so far.