Taliban free popular Afghan professor critical of government

Taliban have released Faizullah Jalal, a popular university professor and outspoken critic of successive Afghan governments who was arrested over the weekend.

The Taliban have released a popular university professor and outspoken critic of successive Afghan governments who was arrested over the weekend, a family member said on Tuesday.

Hasina Jalal, Faizullah Jalal's daughter, said her father was freed from Taliban custody. The group had accused him of “nonsense remarks on social media, which were provoking people against the government and playing with people's dignity”.