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Attacks on aid workers hit record high in 2025, U.N. says

A record number of humanitarian workers were attacked last year, driven partly by increased use of armed drones, the United Nations said on Wednesday, calling the trend 'appalling'.

FILE PHOTO: Taliban soldiers stand guard on a street in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 15, 2023. REUTERS/Ali Khara/File Photo

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Human Rights Watch Urges Taliban to Release Detained UN, NGO Staff

Human Rights Watch called for the release of two UN staffers and six NGO workers in Afghanistan following a string of Taliban detentions in recent weeks. The detentions have threatened the UN's ability to deliver lifesaving aid.