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Taliban have detained 29 women and their families in Kabul, says US envoy

Report by senior diplomat Rina Amiri raises concerns about number of ‘unjust detentions’ in Afghanistan

The Taliban have detained 29 women and their families in Kabul, a senior US diplomat said on Saturday, adding to concerns about rising numbers of people seized and held indefinitely in Afghanistan.

Rina Amiri, US special envoy for Afghan Women, Girls and Human Rights, said that women were among 40 people seized on Friday. “These unjust detentions must stop,” she said in a tweet.

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