# Human Rights Watch urges Taliban to release detained UN, NGO staff

https://mins.news/en/item/21064

- Reuters, 2026-08-13 09:35 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/human-rights-watch-urges-taliban-release-detained-un-ngo-staff-2026-08-13/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a7d8fd0b3146000015afd41

> Human Rights Watch called on the Taliban to free two United Nations staff members and six NGO workers detained in Afghanistan after a series of Taliban detentions in recent weeks.

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