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August 12, 2026
Taliban Detains Two Members of UN Political Mission in Afghanistan
- The Taliban's General Directorate of Intelligence detained two Afghan UN staffers in Herat on Sunday.
- The UN has not been informed of any charges against the detainees and has been unable to visit them.
- Human Rights Watch warns that the detentions threaten the UN's ability to provide humanitarian aid in Afghanistan.
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- Afghanistan's Taliban rulers detain two members of the UN political missionAug 12, 2026 at 10:12 PM · ABC News
- Human Rights Watch urges Taliban to release detained UN, NGO staffAug 13, 2026 at 8:30 AM · Reuters