Afghanistan International: Sources from Pul-e-Charkhi prison have informed Afghanistan International that the Taliban officials have physically assaulted and tortured dozens of political prisoners who were on a hunger strike, demanding a review of their cases. Sources indicate that these inmates number in the hundreds, most of whom hail from Panjshir and the northern regions of Afghanistan. The US State Department recently reported that 90 percent of Taliban prisoners are political detainees. Click here to read more (external link).