Afghanistan's Taliban regime arrested a well-known education campaigner this week for his work and for holding 'meetings with Westerners,' as the Islamic hardliners continue their efforts to stamp out dissent and keep girls out of school.
The Taliban didn't provide any detail about the reasons for Wesa's detention, but one senior official with the group confirmed to CBS News that the activist was in"custody" after his arrest, which was"linked to his activities and high-level meetings with Westerners." The Taliban official spoke to CBS News on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to discuss the matter.
Matiullah Wesa, founder of the Afghan education campaign group Pen Path, is seen in a file photo from his Twitter account.Attaullah Wesa, the activist's older brother who is not in Afghanistan, told CBS News that Matiullah and one of his other brothers had gone to a mosque to offer prayers as normal early Monday evening when two pick-up trucks full of armed Taliban members arrived and took Matiullah away.
Taliban forces raided the family home in Afghanistan on Tuesday,"detained my two other brothers and took everyone's phones, laptops and valuable belongings," Attaullah said.
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