London: Suella Braverman, the interior minister for Britain, said on Sunday that the government of that country was "in negotiations" following the Taliban's detention of three British men in Afghanistan. According to media reports, the men are YouTube star Miles Routledge, 53-year-old charity doctor Kevin Cornwell, and an unnamed manager of a hotel for aid workers.
According to Braverman, who spoke to Sky News, "The government is in negotiations and working hard to ensure that people's safety is upheld." On Twitter on Saturday, the nonprofit Presidium Network stated that it had been "working closely with two of the families."
The UK's foreign ministry added in a statement, "We are working hard to secure consular contact with British nationals detained in Afghanistan and we are supporting families.
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The Presidium Network's Scott Richards told Sky News: "We believe they are in good health and receiving proper care. They are as good as can be expected under the circumstances, and we have no reason to suspect that they have undergone any cruel treatment like torture.
However, he went on to say that there had been "no meaningful contact" between the two men Presidium was helping and the authorities. Since January, the Taliban are thought to have been holding these two men captive.
How long the third man has been detained is unknown.
Presidium urged the Taliban to release these men by saying on Twitter that they should "consider what we believe to be a misunderstanding."
A veteran television cameraman and four other British nationals were released by the Taliban last year after being detained by them for six months. Peter Jouvenal was one of a "number" of Britons held by the radical Islamists, according to the London government.
The five "had no role in the UK government's work in Afghanistan and travelled to Afghanistan against the UK government's travel advice," according to the British foreign ministry.
It continued, "This was a mistake. At the time, the British were being accused of "carrying out activities against the country's laws and traditions of the people of Afghanistan," according to Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokesman for the Afghan government.
The aforementioned individuals "were released and handed over to their home country after repeated meetings between the IEA (Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan) and Britain," he said.
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"They promised to abide by Afghan laws, traditions, and people's culture, and not to violate them again," he continued. Since taking back control in August 2021, the Taliban's policies, particularly those pertaining to women and girls, have sparked outrage throughout the world.
