When the photographer takes pictures during our interview, Mashal pays close attention to which bowl is placed on the table in front of him. Pundits have long predicted that he might soon run ...

Prof Mashal ran a private educational institute where subjects for female students included journalism, engineering and economics "His children have been crying - they miss him," said a member of ...

Prof Ismail Mashal was detained on Thursday while handing out free books. He rose to prominence after he tore up his academic records live on television in protest against the Taliban's ban on ...