Women activists in Afghanistan say that last week Tamana Zaryab Pariani and Parvana Ibrahimkhel, two women’s rights activists who took part in anti-Taliban protests, were detained from their homes in Kabul. The Taliban have said they have no involvement in the arrest or disappearance of the two women activists.
Following reports of the arrest of several women activists in Kabul, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan called on the Taliban to ensure their release.
The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Dibra Lines, met with Sirajuddin Haqqani, the Taliban’s acting interior minister, in Kabul on January 24 to discuss the issue and ensure the release of the women activists.
Women activists in Afghanistan say that last week Tamana Zaryab Pariani and Parvana Ibrahimkhel, two women’s rights activists who took part in anti-Taliban protests, were detained from their homes in Kabul. The Taliban have said they have no involvement in the arrest or disappearance of the two women activists.
Ms. Pariani posted a video on social media last week shouting that the Taliban had come to the back of her house.
Although the detention of these women activists was even discussed at a meeting of civil society activists with the Taliban in Norway, it is not yet clear where they are and where they are.
Hada Khamoosh, a women’s rights activist who attended a meeting in Oslo on Sunday, took pictures of Paryani and Ibrahimkhel and called on the Taliban’s foreign minister to call Kabul immediately and demand their release. According to reports, Mr. Mottaqi also called Kabul at the same time.
Earlier, Shahrzad Akbar, the former head of the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission, had criticized the international community for ignoring the issue.
She wrote in a tweet: “I keep in touch with my friends, colleagues and Twitter followers hoping for the news of the release of the protesting women. “There is no news of this.”
Women activists in Afghanistan say that last week, Tamana Zaryab Pariani and Parvana Ibrahimkhel, two women’s rights activists who took part in anti-Taliban protests, were detained from their homes in Kabul. The Taliban have said they have no involvement in the arrest or disappearance of the two women activists.
Ms. Pariani posted a video on social media last week shouting that the Taliban had come to the back of her house.
Although the detention of these women activists was even discussed at a meeting of civil society activists with the Taliban in Norway, it is not yet clear where they are and where they are.
Hada Khamoosh, a women’s rights activist who attended a meeting in Oslo on Sunday, took pictures of Paryani and Ibrahimkhel and called on the Taliban’s foreign minister to call Kabul immediately and demand their release. According to reports, Mr. Mottaqi also called Kabul at the same time.
“There is almost no solidarity with the powerful and there is no news of that.”
Also, Shafiullah Azam, a member of the Taliban negotiating team in Norway, said he was unaware of the Taliban’s detention of these women activists, adding that some activists were taking advantage of such opportunities to seek asylum.
Earlier, UNAMA called on the Taliban to clarify the disappearance of the two women activists, stressing that they should clarify the “whereabouts and whereabouts” of the women.
