A prominent Afghan campaigner for female education has been arrested by the Taliban, even as teenage girls and women remain barred from classrooms. Matiullah Wesa, 30, who has travelled to remote parts of the country trying to improve access to education for all children, has often received threats. The Taliban have not said why Mr Wesa was taken into custody.

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