In a separate hostage negotiation on April 7 for the release of Daniele Mastrogiacomo, the Italian la Repubblica foreign correspondent, and his interpreter and driver, Hanefi was arrested and put in jail in Kabul by Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s government, alleging that Hanefi had played a part in the capture of Mastrogiacomo by the Taliban.
On April 7th, during a separate hostage negotiation for the release of Daniele Mastrogiacomo, an Italian journalist and his interpreter/driver, Hanefi was arrested and detained by Afghan President Hamid Karzai's government in Kabul. The Afghan government accused Hanefi of involvement in the capture of Mastrogiacomo by the Taliban.