The Taliban confirmed the arrest of a female teacher in Herat.
Local sources in Herat say that about 15 days ago, a teenage girl was arrested by Taliban officers for teaching mathematics and several other subjects and was transferred to prison after several days of detention in the district.
His family has been unable to free him despite repeated efforts.
According to sources, several other women and girls have been arrested in Herat and Kabul in recent weeks under various pretexts, while many of them had not committed any illegal act.
The Taliban’s arbitrary and inhumane detentions have raised serious concerns among the public and intensified educational restrictions and pressure on teachers and students.
Analysts say the incidents are part of the Taliban’s hostile policies against the Afghan people, which are most severe against women and girls.
The Taliban’s anti-woman Enjoining Good and Forbidding Evil Department has challenged the lives and futures of thousands of Afghan women and girls over the past four years with widespread restrictions, arrests and repression.
