Stay updated with breaking news from Pen Path. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Matiullah Wesa, whose Pen Path organization worked to ensure education access for all Afghans, was detained over "his activities and high-level meetings with Westerners."
The largest online news service for Afghanistan
UNAMA calls on the de facto authorities to clarify his whereabouts, the reasons for his arrest and to ensure his access to legal representation and contact with family.
The United Nations says an Afghan rights activist who has campaigned for girls' education has been arrested in Kabul
KABUL: The United Nations said on Tuesday that a prominent Afghan girls’ education activist was arrested in Kabul this week and called on Taliban authorities to clarify the reason for his detention. Spokespeople for the Taliban administration’s information ministry and intelligence agency did not immediately respond to request for comment or confirm the detention. “Matiullah