Jailed academic Jalal released from custody

KABUL (Pajhwok): Kabul University teacher Faizullah Jalal has been released from four-day custody.

Husna Jalal, daughter of the academic, tweeted on Tuesday that her father had been freed.

Zabihullah Mujahid, government spokesman, had earlier said: “Jalal, a zealot, has been arrested for inciting people against the system.”

Speaking to Azadi Radio after his release, Jalal said he was asked in detention to avoid giving hard-hitting statements.

“Obviously, some things have changed, but let me keep them unsaid,” the university professor said, without going into details.

sa/mud

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