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Taliban free popular Afghan professor critical of government
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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A family member says the Taliban have released a popular university professor and outspoken critic of successive Afghan governments who was arrested over the weekend. Faizullah Jalal’s daughter says Tuesday her father was freed from Taliban custody.
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Taliban arrest popular Afghan professor critical of govt
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Taliban free popular Afghan professor critical of government
A prominent Afghan university professor who openly criticised the Taliban's hardline regime has been arrested in Kabul, a spokesman for the government said.
Professor Faizullah Jalal has openly criticized the Taliban since the group took over Afghanistan last year. However, his family disputed the posts that the Islamists claim he made on social media.
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban’s spokesman says the group has arrested a popular university professor and outspoken critic of successive Afghan governments, including the new rulers in Kabul. The spokesman said in a tweet Sunday that professor Faizuallah Jalal was being held by the Taliban’s …
A prominent Afghan university professor and open critic of the Taliban's hardline regime has been arrested in Kabul, with his daughter on Sunday saying she now fears for his safety.
The Taliban have arrested the popular university professor Faizuallah Jalal, an outspoken critic of successive Afghan governments, including the new rulers in Kabul.
Family members of well-known professor Faizullah Jalal announced news of his release on social media. He had been arrested by the Taliban for 'trying to instigate people'.
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A family member says the Taliban have released a popular university professor and outspoken critic of successive Afghan governments who was arrested over the weekend. Faizullah Jalal’s daughter says Tuesday her father was freed from Taliban custody.
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