ISLAMABAD: An Afghanistan-based nongovernmental organization (NGO) said on Saturday it was working with the United Nations and a coordinating group for the swift release of 18 of its staff, including a foreigner, detained by the Taliban.

CROSSING BORDER Afghans cross into Pakistan at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in the western Pakistani town of Torkham on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. AFP PHOTO
CROSSING BORDER Afghans cross into Pakistan at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in the western Pakistani town of Torkham on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. AFP PHOTO

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