Lost Hearing In One Ear Due To Torture In Taliban’s Prison, Claims Women's Rights Activist

Julia Parsi, a women's rights activist, has claimed that she lost hearing in one of her ears as a result of the Taliban's torture in the group's prison.

Julia Parsi, who had been in Taliban custody for more than three months, said that she underwent surgery for a deep wound in her right ear.

On Friday, January 10, Julia Parsi posted a picture which showed her in the hospital, and wrote, "The torture in prison has turned into incurable pain." She said that her ears were deeply scarred by the Taliban officials’ slaps in prison.

Julia Parsi added that the pain left by the Taliban's torture in prison has made her more mature and strengthened her will to continue the path of struggle. She stressed that women's abilities should be believed in because they are very strong.

The Taliban arrested women's rights activist Julia Parsi from her home in Kabul on September 27. During her detention, she was hospitalised due to the torture. After spending about three months in a Taliban prison, Julia was released from a Taliban prison on December 18.

"I'm fine, but four months later I have to have my other ear operated on," she wrote.

With the fall of Kabul to the Taliban in August 2021, Julia lost her job as a teacher, and her daughters were forced to drop out of school due to a ban on the education of women and girls.

In September 2021, Julia founded the spontaneous Afghan Women's Movement, which aims to promote education, employment, and freedom for women and girls. The movement spread rapidly and was able to organise numerous gatherings and protests in Kabul and other provinces.