Fawzia Koofi, a former member of Afghanistan’s parliament, said before noon yesterday that the Taliban “seized” her home three months ago, forcing her family members and relatives to relocate.
Koofi added that on Tuesday, April 28, the new residence was also raided, and several people from Badakhshan who had “no family connection” to her were arrested.
She said that since then, the families of those detained — including two individuals with health problems — have had no information about their fate, health condition, or circumstances.
In a statement, Koofi said: “These young people consciously chose to remain in Afghanistan and continue their lives and work as ordinary citizens alongside forty million other people.”
She added: “Such an attack is a cowardly act and shows that the Taliban group is, on the one hand, in a state of weakness, instability, and collapse, and on the other hand, that the struggle of Afghan women has been influential and decisive. We will continue this struggle until freedom is achieved and the dignity and human worth of our people are restored.”
Koofi said that even after the Taliban took over her house, she continued her political activities because “my struggle, and ours, is for the freedom of Afghanistan, not for personal goals.”
The Taliban has repeatedly called on Afghan politicians to return to the country, a request most prominent figures have rejected.
Previously, the Taliban confiscated the property of Mohammad Mohaqiq over his remarks regarding the group’s conflict with Pakistan.
