RASC News Agency: The detention of young women and girls by the Taliban group for not wearing hijab has triggered widespread reactions and condemnation. Recently, a disturbing video emerged on social media showing Taliban operatives forcibly escorting a woman into a car. According to reports, this incident occurred on Friday, January 26th, in the western part of Kabul. Political activists have denounced these actions as “kidnappings” by the Taliban group.
Dawood Naji, a prominent political activist and former advisor to the Security Council, voiced his opinions on social media regarding the legality of such detentions. He stressed that a lawful detention should be conducted by a legal authority, following due legal procedures, and with the approval of a competent court. Naji questioned whether any of these criteria were met in the recent incidents where girls were forcefully taken away by armed individuals affiliated with the Taliban. He underscored the clear distinction between a lawful detention and what he termed as the “current abduction of girls.”
Abdullah Khinjani, the former deputy minister of peace, also weighed in on social media regarding the concept of detention. He clarified that detention, as commonly understood, encompasses three legal situations: supervision, confiscation, and imprisonment. However, he contended that these scenarios do not apply to the cases of women from Kabul, particularly those from the Hazara and Tajik communities. Despite this, the Taliban group has been detaining girls from various parts of Kabul and other provinces, solely based on their failure to comply with the hijab requirements imposed by the group.
