Mohammad Nader Alemi, a psychotherapist and neurologist, has been killed in captivity by kidnappers in Balkh province, his relatives said Friday.

Alemi, who opened Afghanistan�s first private psychiatric hospital in the provincial capital Mazar-i-Sharif city, was kidnapped on September 20, by known armed men.

His family at the time told media outlets that Alemi had received several threatening calls and messages in the months before he was abducted.

They added that the kidnappers had demanded $800,000 in ransom for Alemi�s release.

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) officials said an investigation is being carried out, and a number of suspects were also arrested in connection with the case.

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