Amnesty International announced Thursday that Ahmad Fahim Azimi, an education activist in Afghanistan, has been released by the Taliban after 11 months in prison.
In a statement released Thursday, Amnesty International emphasized that Azimi should never have been imprisoned for promoting the right to education for girls.
The organization had repeatedly called for his immediate and unconditional release.
Azimi’s brother, Ahmad Fouad Azimi, previously stated that he was freed following a court ruling during a final judicial session under the Taliban.
Details surrounding Azimi’s release remain unclear.
Azimi, along with fellow education activist Sediqullah Afghan, was arbitrarily arrested by the Taliban on October 17, 2022, at their office in the Karte 4 district of Kabul. Sediqullah Afghan was released on April 9 of this year during a Taliban amnesty marking Eid al-Adha.
