Haji Naim KUCHAI, a prominent elder of the Kuchi tribe in eastern Afghanistan, was arrested by US military forces in Afghanistan on 1 January. He has been held for almost three months at an unknown location, possibly in incommunicado detention. There are serious concerns for his health as he has been on diabetes medication for the last four years. He also wears a surgical belt following an operation in which one of his kidneys was removed
