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NGO: Three British men are in Taliban custody in Afghanistan

The Taliban returned to power in August 2021 and has since sparked global outrage

Update : 02 Apr 2023, 04:28 PM

Three British men are being held in Taliban custody in Afghanistan, UK non-profit group the Presidium Network said on Saturday.

The group said on Twitter it had been "working closely with two of the families." 

According to Sky News, so-called "danger tourist" Miles Routledge was among those detained. 

The other two men are charity medic Kevin Cornwell and another unidentified UK national who manages a hotel in Kabul, the report said.

"We are working hard to secure consular contact with British nationals detained in Afghanistan and we are supporting families," a spokesperson for Britain's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) told Reuters in a statement, but did not confirm the details of the British nationals.

Routledge, 23, has gained fame, and attracted controversy, by traveling to dangerous countries and posting about it online.

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