Kabul, January 9
The Taliban have arrested a popular university professor and outspoken critic of successive Afghan governments, including the new rulers in Kabul, the group’s spokesman said on Sunday.
Zabihullah Mujahid said in a tweet that Prof Faizuallah Jalal was being held by the Taliban’s Intelligence arm.
In a tweet early Sunday, Jalal’s daughter Hasina Jalal pleaded for her father’s release. “As I confirm the disturbing news, I ask for the immediate release of my father Prof Faizuallah Jalal,” she tweeted.
In the capital of Kabul, a small group of women protested Jalal’s detention.
Afghanistan faces a humanitarian crisis of epic proportions.The arrest of a prominent rights activist is certain to complicate humanitarian aid efforts.
TOLO TV, Afghanistan’s largest station, tweeted that Jalal was arrested “reportedly for making allegations against government departments.” Jalal’s wife Masooda ran against former President Hamid Karzai in 2004. — AP
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