Ottawa aid worker detained in Afghanistan has been released, says brother

A Canadian assist employee and activist who was detained by the Taliban has been launched, says her brother.

Nadima Noor, a social media activist and founding father of the non-governmental group Dream Voice Act, was arrested alongside six of her colleagues at their Kabul workplace on Feb. 13 and held for a month with out cost, in accordance with her brother Dastaan Noor, who lives in Ottawa. 

Dastaan mentioned on Wednesday that his sister is now free. 

“She was launched at this time and was very excited to get again to working for her NGO. No wrongdoing was discovered,” he mentioned.

Nadima, herself, was not instantly out there for remark. It isn’t clear whether or not all of her colleagues have additionally been launched.

The Taliban has not commented on the file about Nadima’s arrest or launch, and emails to Afghanistan’s authorities bounced again. 

Dastaan says he had been working behind the scenes for weeks to try to safe his sister’s launch, however wasn’t in a position to get any data from Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban authorities about why she was arrested or when she could be launched. 

Lastly, he determined to take her story public, speaking first to the Washington Post, after which to a number of Canadian media retailers, together with CBC Radio’s As It Occurs.

“The facility of journalism has confirmed itself,” he mentioned.

International Affairs Canada mentioned Tuesday the federal government was “conscious of a Canadian at present detained in Afghanistan” and was offering help to the person’s household.

CBC has reached out once more to the federal government for touch upon Nadima Noor’s launch.