### [2026-08-9](/feed/2026/08/9/index.md)

##### Afghanistan
# Afghanistan's intelligence agency arrests two staff members of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan in Herat, according to the office of UN secretary-general António Guterres. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via RFI](https://www.rfi.fr/en/international-news/20260811-un-says-2-staff-arrested-by-afghan-intelligence-agency)

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