The four “missing” women and their relatives who have also disappeared have been released by the de facto Afghan authorities, the United Nations Assistance Mission for Afghanistan (UNAMA) said on Sunday.
Activists Tamana Saryabi Paryani and Parwana Ibrahimchel were arrested in mid-January after taking part in a demonstration for women’s rights in Kabul. At the beginning of February, her comrades-in-arms Sahra Mohammadi and Mursal Ayar also disappeared. The Taliban had denied any involvement in the disappearance of the activists and said they were investigating the cases.
Ibrahimchel’s release was announced on Friday. According to her relatives, she had been held by the Taliban.
After taking power in August, the Islamists announced that they would take more moderate action, especially with regard to women’s rights, than during their first rule from 1996 to 2001. Reports of women being prevented from returning to their jobs and of girls not being able to However, being able to go to school raises strong doubts about these assurances.
Source: Nachrichten
