Taliban intelligence reportedly arrested Kabul's mayor and about 20 district officials on corruption charges; the municipality denies the arrest

Afghan outlets KabulNow and DID Press, citing unnamed sources, reported that Taliban intelligence detained Mawlawi Abdul Rashid, the Taliban-appointed mayor of Kabul since October 2021, on corruption allegations on Saturday June 20, 2026, along with about 20 Kabul district officials. Amu TV, citing sources, reported he was held in Kandahar for nearly three weeks after traveling there to contest the dismissal of at least 42 municipal officials accused of corruption.