Three British men being held in Afghanistan: UK non-profit group

Three British guys had been detained by way of the Taliban in Afghanistan, UK non-income organization the Presidium Network stated on Saturday.The organization stated on Twitter it have been “running intently with of the households”.

“We are running tough to comfortable consular touch with British nationals detained in Afghanistan and we’re supporting families,” the United Kingdom’s foreign ministry brought in a assertion.

Scott Richards of the Presidium Network informed Sky News: “We believe they are in proper fitness and being nicely dealt with.

“We haven’t any cause to accept as true with they have been difficulty to any negative treatment along with torture and we’re instructed that they are as appropriate as can be anticipated in such occasions.”

There have been “no significant contact” among authorities and the two men Presidium is assisting, he introduced.

These two guys are believed to had been held by way of the Taliban seeing that January.

It isn’t regarded how lengthy the 1/3 guy has been held for.Media reviews named the men as charity medic Kevin Cornwell, fifty three, an unnamed manager of a hotel for aid workers and YouTube star Miles Routledge.

Presidium on Twitter urged the Taliban to be “considerate of what we trust is a misunderstanding and release those men”.

Last 12 months the Taliban freed a veteran tv cameraman and four different British nationals it had held for 6 months.

Peter Jouvenal turned into considered one of a “number” of Britons that the government in London stated had been held by using the hardline Islamists.

Britain’s overseas ministry said the five “had no position inside the UK authorities’s paintings in Afghanistan and travelled to Afghanistan towards the United Kingdom government’s journey recommendation.”

“This become a mistake,” it introduced.

At the time, Afghanistan government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid accused the Britons of “carrying out activities against the usa’s laws and traditions of the people of Afghanistan”.

“After consecutive conferences between the IEA (Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan) and Britain the stated persons had been released… And surpassed over to their domestic country,” he stated.

“They promised to abide by way of the laws of Afghanistan, its traditions and way of life of the human beings and now not to violate them once more,” he introduced.

The Taliban back to energy in August 2021 and has considering that sparked worldwide outrage with its policies especially in the direction of women and girls.