KABUL (SW) – The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan has urged the Taliban’s Islamic Emirate to provide immediate information on the alleged detention of two women protesters.
“The Office of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has requested the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan to provide immediate information on the alleged detention of two women protesters by Islamic Emirate forces in Kabul”, tweeted UNAMA.
Meanwhile, the forces of the Islamic Emirate reportedly arrested Zahra Mohammadi on Friday and Mursal Ayar in Kabul on Thursday.
Hada Khamoush, a women rights activist who represented Afghan women at the Oslo conference, announced on her Facebook page the arrest of Zahra Mohammadi and wrote: “Mursal was abducted last night, Zahra Mohammadi was abducted today. And tomorrow they may kidnap the rest.”
According to Ms. Khamoush, the Islamic Emirate forces are holding the protesting girls and hundreds of other women in a place called the “Hamork” section. She has said that the Islamic Emirate is trying to show “a good face” in foreign meetings in order to get the frozen state money.
According to reports, the forces of the Islamic Emirate yesterday arrested Mursal Ayar, a member of the protesting women team who is also said to be a journalist.
Earlier, Temna Zaryab Pariani and Parvana Ibrahimkhel, two other women protesters in Kabul, were reportedly detained by Islamic Emirate forces. The fate of these women is still unknown.
Islamic Emirate officials have not yet commented on the detention of Mursal Ayar and Zahra Mohammadi, and they have not confirmed the detention of Tamna and Parvana.
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