Two UN staff members were arrested in Herat by Taliban intelligence.
No information has been provided about why they were detained and what charges have been brought against them.
Two Afghan employees of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) were detained by representatives of the Taliban's intelligence service in Herat. UNAMA informed Amu TV about this.
According to the mission, the employees were detained on Sunday, August 9, by representatives of the General Directorate of Intelligence of the current authorities.
UNAMA stated that no information was provided about the reasons for the detention or what charges were brought against the employees. Additionally, mission representatives were not permitted to meet with the detained employees.
“UNAMA was not informed about the charges brought against them, and we were not allowed to meet with them,” the mission's statement said.
The UN mission did not disclose the identities of the detained employees and did not provide other details of the incident.
UNAMA called on Taliban officials to respect the privileges and immunities granted to UN personnel.
So far, the Taliban's General Directorate of Intelligence has not issued an official comment regarding the detention.
