Taliban investigating death threats against United Nations' Afghan female staff, report says

FILE PHOTO: The United Nations opening its office in the northern Sar-i-Pul province of Afghanistan in May 2009. Dozens of female Afghan staff were subjected to explicit death threats in May. - United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD: The Taliban are investigating explicit death threats against dozens of Afghan women working for the United Nations, according to a report published Sunday (Aug 10).

In its latest update on the human rights situation in Afghanistan, the UN mission to the country said that dozens of female national staff were subjected to explicit death threats in May.