Matiullah Wesa freed by Taliban after 215 days in prison for teaching girls
Taliban authorities have released education activist Matiullah Wesa, after he spent seven months in prison for teaching girls.
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Taliban authorities have released education activist Matiullah Wesa, after he spent seven months in prison for teaching girls.
The Taliban government in Afghanistan released a nationally known education activist Thursday after nearly seven months in prison. Matiullah Wesa, founder of PenPath, a community-based education support network, was picked up at gunpoint in Kabul in March for alleged "suspicious activities." His house was raided by de facto Afghan authorities. "Matiullah Wesa was released today…
Matiullah Wesa was arrested seven months ago and spent 215 days in prison, according to the group Pen Path.
A nonprofit organization in Afghanistan says the Taliban have freed an activist who campaigned for the education of girls. The group Pen Path said Matiullah Wesa was arrested seven months
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban have freed an Afghan activist who campaigned for the education of girls, a local nonprofit organization said Thursday. Matiullah Wesa was arrested seven months