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> The founder of a project that campaigned for girls' education in Afghanistan has been detained by Taliban authorities in Kabul, his brother and the United Nations said Tuesday.

> "Matiullah Wesa, head of PenPath and advocate for girls' education, was arrested in Kabul Monday," the UN mission in Afghanistan tweeted.

> "We are counting hours, mins and seconds for the opening of girls' schools. The damage that closure of schools causes is irreversible and undeniable," he tweeted last week as the new school year started in Afghanistan.

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