Kabul: The Taliban authorities have detained at least eight women activists affiliated with “the movement for unity and solidarity of women in Afghanistan, Amu tv a digital media platform reported on Sunday.
As per reports the women were arrested by Taliban while taking part in a protest at a private place in Khairkhana area of Kabul.
The digital platform also posted a video showing Taliban members entering the house and trying to arrest the protesting women.
Taliban detains 8 women activists
Taliban has not issued a statement regarding the arrest of the detention of the women activists so far.
Various groups of women activists have started a week-long campaign against Taliban-imposed restrictions on women and girls in Afghanistan.
The objective of the protest is removal of all Taliban-imposed restrictions that have hurt the freedom and rights of the women within the society.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has recently demanded Taliban to ensure rights of the women otherwise diplomatic efforts to bring stability in Afghanistan will be stopped.
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Earlier Taliban had arrested nine journalists in Afghanistan sparking widespread fear within the media community.
Aid agencies, rights groups and the UN in their statements have condemned the Taliban’s rule and warned about humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.
The Taliban, after returning to power in 2021, had stopped girls from attending schools beyond sixth grade, a decision which was criticized globally. Currently Afghanistan is the only country in the world that bans female education.
