RASC News Agency: Nabila Rahimi, a human rights activist, athlete, and health program trainer for an organization contracted with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), has been arrested and imprisoned by the Taliban group in Takhar province. Ramin Rahimi, her brother, informed the media on November 25th that the Taliban detained her due to her refusal to cease her activities in providing psychological counseling to people, despite the group’s ban on women’s work. According to Ramin, Nabila was apprehended on October 23rd in Taluqan city and has been held in the women’s prison of the Taliban group in Takhar since then.
Nabila’s family members revealed that the Taliban group subjected her to physical abuse during her arrest. However, the group has not yet made any official statement regarding her detention. Despite the repeated efforts and bail attempts made by her family, local residents, and elders to secure her release, no progress has been made thus far. The family remains hopeful that the Taliban group will release Nabila soon, but they have been warned that if she is freed, she will be wanted for two months and placed under house arrest.
Ramin Rahimi expressed his sole desire for his sister’s release from the Taliban’s prison, emphasizing that her intention was solely to assist people by providing psychological counseling, including to women who were former government employees. It is worth noting that although the Taliban group had prohibited women from working in various sectors, including healthcare, their actions contradict their own statements and demonstrate a lack of adherence to their own rules.
