Taliban Arrests Prominent Afghan Girls' Education Activist.
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Matiullah Wesa, a prominent Afghan campaigner for female education, has been arrested by the Taliban. His arrest follows the detention of a number of other activists who have been campaigning for women's education. Mr Wesa is one of the most prominent education activists in Afghanistan and, via his charity PenPath, has been campaigning for girls' right to study since the Taliban barred female education in 2021. The Taliban did not say why Mr Wesa is in custody.
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