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AT LEAST 7 BRITISH CITIZENS AND 1 AMERICAN ARE BEING HELD BY THE TALIBAN IN AFGHANISTAN
At least 7 British citizens and 1 American are being held by the Taliban in Afghanistan
(CNN)At least eight Westerners have been arrested by the Taliban in Afghanistan during different incidents in the last two months. CNN has learned. marking a sharp escalation of Taliban actions against Westerners living in the country. No formal charges appear to have been lodged against the detained men. They include seven British citizens including one who is an American legal resident and one US citizen. according to the sources with direct knowledge of the matter in Afghanistan. the United States. and the UK. The former vice president of Afghanistan. Amrullah Saleh tweeted that 'nine' Westerners had been 'kidnapped' by the Taliban. naming journalists Andrew North. formerly of the BBC who was in the country working for the United Nations and Peter Jouvenal. who has worked with the BBC and CNN. both are British citizens. The reason for each specific detention is unclear. and they are not thought all to be related. 'Peter Jouvenal's friends are deeply concerned for his safety following his detention by the authorities in Afghanistan in early December. A British/German dual national. Peter has been travelling to Afghanistan for more than forty years. as freelance cameraman. businessman and investor.' his family said in a statement. 'He is a Muslim. knows Afghanistan better than most foreigners. is married to an Afghan (they have three daughters). and speaks both main...
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(CNN)At least eight Westerners have been arrested by the Taliban in Afghanistan during different incidents in the last two months. CNN has learned. marking a sharp escalation of Taliban actions against Westerners living in the country. No formal charges appear to have been lodged against the detained men. They include seven British citizens including one who is an American legal resident and one US citizen. according to the sources with direct knowledge of the matter in Afghanistan. the United States. and the UK. The former vice president of Afghanistan. Amrullah Saleh tweeted that 'nine' Westerners had been 'kidnapped' by the Taliban. naming journalists Andrew North. formerly of the BBC who was in the country working for the United Nations and Peter Jouvenal. who has worked with the BBC and CNN. both are British citizens. The reason for each specific detention is unclear. and they are not thought all to be related. 'Peter Jouvenal's friends are deeply concerned for his safety following his detention by the authorities in Afghanistan in early December. A British/German dual national. Peter has been travelling to Afghanistan for more than forty years. as freelance cameraman. businessman and investor.' his family said in a statement. 'He is a Muslim. knows Afghanistan better than most foreigners. is married to an Afghan (they have three daughters). and speaks both main...
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