Taliban free Afghan activist arrested 7 months ago after campaigning for girls’ education

Taliban have freed an Afghan activist who campaigned for education of girls , a local nonprofit organization said Thursday. Matiuallah Wesa was arrested seven months ago and spent 215 days in prison, according to group, Pen Path.

Wesa has been outspoken in his demands for girls to have right to go to school and repeatedly called on Taliban-led government in Afghanistan to reverse its bans on female education.

Since ir takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021, Taliban have barred girls from school beyond sixth gre. Last December, y banned women from going to universities . Afghanistan is only country in world with restrictions on female education.

Pen Path gave no furr details on Wesa’s release or his condition.

Prior to arrest, Wesa and ors from Pen Path launched a door-to-door campaign to promote girls’ education.

“We have been volunteering for 14 years to reach people and convey message for girls’ education,” Wesa said in social media posts. “During past 18 months we campaigned house-to-house in order to eliminate illiteracy and to end all our miseries.”

Wesa’s bror Attaullah said Taliban forces surrounded family home in late March, beat family members, and confiscated Matiullah’s mobile phone.