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Coverage dated August 13, 2026

Human Rights Watch says the Taliban detained 6 staff of a women’s and children’s rights group

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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities have “forcibly disappeared” six staff members of a local organization working on women’s…

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  1. Al-Monitor

    Human Rights Watch urges Taliban to release detained UN, NGO staff (opens Al-Monitor)

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    By Mohammad Yunus Yawar KABUL, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Human Rights Watch called for the release of two UN staffers and six NGO workers in Afghanistan following a string of Taliban detentions in recent weeks.

  2. WTOP Washington DC

    Human Rights Watch says the Taliban detained 6 staff of a women’s and children’s rights group (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities have “forcibly disappeared” six staff members of a local organization working on women’s…

  3. PBS NewsHour

    Taliban detained 6 staff from a women's and children's rights group, Human Rights Watch says (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    The six men — employees of the Women and Children Legal Research Foundation — were detained on July 18 after they were told to come to their office to retrieve confiscated laptops and phones, Human Rights Watch said in a statement released late Wednesday.

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