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Diplomats and family members who had been in Kabul attempting to support the eight aid workers accused by the Taliban of spreading Christian beliefs have left Afghanistan along with all other foreign nationals, with the exception of a few journalists, members of the International Red Cross, and Medicins Sans Frontiere. None of these groups have been involved in supporting the eight.

The charges they face could result in the death penalty if they are found guilty by the Taliban Supreme Court. Their supporters had been unable to determine even whether or not they would receive a meaningful defense, let alone a fair trial.

In any case, the “crime” for which they have been arrested is not a crime at all, not in any sane legal code.
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