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Activist detained in Balkh over UN links: Sources
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Taliban Detains Activist in Northern Afghanistan Over Alleged UN Funding
Taliban intelligence agents in Balkh province have detained Hamid Ansari, a civil activist and university lecturer, over allegations of receiving funds from the UN mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), local sources reported. The post Taliban Detains Activist in Northern Afghanistan Over Alleged UN Funding appeared first on KabulNow.
Local sources in Balkh say that Taliban intelligence has arrested Hamid Ansari, a civil activist and university professor, on charges of receiving money from the office of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). Mr. Ansari’s relatives confirmed his arrest to the Etelaat newspaper today (Tuesday, September 8). According to them, Hamid Ansari has been in Taliban intelligence custody for more than a month. Mr. Ansari’s relativ…
Activist detained in Balkh over UN links: Sources
Hameed Ansari, the head of a youth organization in Balkh, has been arrested by the Taliban over lack of coordination with the Taliban-run economy directorate for his work with UNAMA, local sources said. Ansari heads a youth organization in Balkh called Northern Youth for Peace, which has carried out awareness campaigns on peace and civic engagement in Balkh, Samangan, Jawzjan and Faryab provinces. The group has operated since before the Taliban …
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