Taliban arrest prominent Afghan academic for ‘dissent’
15 January 2022 |
6:08 am
Professor Faizullah Jalal has openly criticized the Taliban since the group took over Afghanistan last year. However, his family disputed the posts which the Taliban claim he made on social media.
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