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Taliban releases two detained UN staff members in Afghanistan

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The wire

2026-08-20

Taliban releases two detained UN staff members in Afghanistan

broke 40d ago · 2 reports · international

The Taliban released two Afghan staff members of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on August 21, 2026, after detaining them in Herat since August 9. The release came amid a pattern of recent Taliban detentions of UN personnel.

Taliban releases two detained UN staff members

broke 40d ago · 2 reports · local · us_mainstream

Afghanistan's Taliban rulers released two United Nations staff members on August 20, 2026, after detaining them for more than a week. The reasons for their detention remain unclear.