Activists Nargis Sadat, Zakaria Osuli released: UNAMA

KABUL (Pajhwok): The UN mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Monday welcomed the reported release of two women’s rights activists Nargis Sadat and Zakaria Osuli.

However, the mission said it remained concerned about ongoing arbitrary detention of a number of Afghanistan civil society activists, including rights defenders who had spoken out about rights of women and girls, some held incommunicado for months.

Sadat, member of the Leadership Council of the Movement, was detained on February 23 from Pul-i-Sokhta area of Kabul.

“We continue to engage with de facto authorities on cases but are dismayed by lack of information provided, despite ongoing requests, “ UNAMA said, calling for the immediate release of all those arbitrarily detained.

“No Afghan should be detained for exercising their freedom of expression”.

Before UNAMA tweet, Nargis Sadat’s husband confirmed to Voice of America that his wife had been released, but did not provide further details.

According to Voice of America, officials told her husband that his wife was against the regime and had anti-Taliban videos and pictures on her phone.

The caretaker government is yet to comment about the release of the two activists.

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