Mrs. Julia Parsi a former teacher and her young son were arrested by the Taliban Intelligence Directorate and taken to an unknown location.Julia Parsi is a women’s rights activist and a protester against the Taliban’s discriminatory and misogynistic policies.

In August 2022, Parsi became known primarily as a co-founder of the so-called San Library. There, women who were excluded from higher education under the Taliban were able to read and exchange ideas for free. According to media reports, the Taliban closed the library in March 2023.

On September 19, 2023, the Taliban arrested Neda Parwani, a member of the “Spontaneous Women’s Movement of Afghanistan”, along with her husband and four-year-old son from her house in Khair Khana area of Kabul. They are still held in Taliban prison.(20230929)