Taliban Detains Two Activists in Kabul for Joining Women’s Rights Protest

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – Taliban intelligence agents have detained two activists in Kabul for participating in a protest demanding an end to the oppression of women and the genocide of Hazaras in Afghanistan, local sources said.

The activists, identified by sources as Najib Watanyar and Izzatullah Rahimi, were detained in the Dasht-e-Barchi area of western Kabul on Sunday, December 2.