US: Taliban Should Meet Promises Before Seeking Legitimacy
Speaking with VOA, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby also questioned Taliban counterterrorism operations against Islamic State militants
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Speaking with VOA, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby also questioned Taliban counterterrorism operations against Islamic State militants
KABUL (Reuters) - The United Nations Special Rapporteur for Human Rights called on Afghanistan's Taliban administration on Friday to release a university lecturer and education activist detained by security forces in the capital Kabul.
Afghan university professor Ismail Mashal made headlines when he ripped up his degrees on live TV to protest the Taliban's ban on female education. He followed that up by walking around Kabul and donating books to Afghan girls and women. On February 2, Mashal's challenge to the Taliban authorities landed him in prison after he was arrested.
Action followed BBC story that Taliban was paying for the verification marks as part of Musk's strategy to make money.
According to The Guardian, the Taliban gained control of the Twitter accounts of the previous Afghan government after seizing control.