Matiullah Wesa has advocated for girls' education for years and had previously said his work was free of political interference
The United Nations has called on the Taliban to explain why an Afghan girls' education activist was reportedly arrested in Kabul.
This includes during the tenure of the previous Western-backed foreign government when he said many girls living in the countryside were not reached by education services.Mr Wesa is the head of Pen Path, which has held meetings with tribal elders, encouraged communities and authorities to open schools, and disbursed books and mobile libraries.
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