The family of Nabila Rahimi, a human rights activist, athlete, and health educator affiliated with a program of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), reports that she has been detained by the Taliban in Takhar and is currently held in their custody.
Nabila Rahimi’s family members informed Hasht-e Subh Daily on Saturday, November 25, that she was arrested by the Taliban in Taliqan City, Takhar, for not ceasing her activities in providing psychological counseling to the public following the Taliban’s prohibition on women working. She is detained near Taliqan city’s Sarak-e Char area.
She was apprehended earlier this year by the Taliban and has been held in the Taliban’s women’s prison in Takhar since then.
According to Nabila’s family members, she was mistreated during her arrest by the Taliban.
They emphasize that repeated efforts and assurances made by them, local elders, and authorities to secure her release from the Taliban’s grasp have been fruitless.
The family claims that the Taliban have indicated releasing Nabila Rahimi to her family soon but have warned that, upon her release, she will be under house arrest for two months and will be monitored.
However, the Taliban have not provided a specific timeline for her release to her family as of yet.
One of the family members states, “All I wanted was the release of Nabila.”
Our source adds that she was only assisting the people and providing psychological counseling to former government employees, including female counselors.
The source did not grant permission to disclose the name of the institution where Nabila Rahimi worked, based on certain considerations.
The Taliban have not commented on the matter so far.
This incident occurred at a time when the Taliban had previously instructed their security entities to curb the activities of some health institutions in various northeastern provinces.
This local contractor has been detained and imprisoned by the Taliban at a time when the group has imposed significant restrictions on Afghan women, with the prohibition of women working being one of them.
Although the Taliban had previously claimed that female employees in the health sector would not be subject to these restrictions, it is evident that the group is not adhering to its commitments and promises.
