Taliban 'intensifying' search for Afghans who helped US: UN

Despite Taliban vowing no revenge against its opponents, a confidential United Nations document says the militants are intensifying a search for people who worked with US and Nato forces.

The report -- provided by the UN's threat-assessment consultants -- says the group has "priority lists" of individuals it wants to arrest.

Most at risk are people who had central roles in the Afghan military, police and intelligence units, according to the document.

The Taliban have been conducting "targeted door-to-door visits" of individuals they want to apprehend and their family members, the report says.

Update: 2021-08-20 04:53 GMT

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