Journalists working with U.N. detained in Afghanistan - UNHCR


FILE PHOTO: Afghan men enjoy the general view of the city from the top of a hill in Kabul, Afghanistan November 5, 2021. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra/File Photo

KABUL (Reuters) - Two journalists working with the United Nations have been detained along with several Afghan workers, the organisation's refugee agency said on Friday.

"Two journalists on assignment with UNHCR and Afghan nationals working with them have been detained in Kabul," the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees agency (UNHCR) said in a tweet.

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