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Two British nationals arrested in Afghanistan

Two British nationals have been arrested in Afghanistan for posing a threat to national security, Afghan officials said yesterday.

One of the officials said the pair were suspected of helping Taliban militants with weapons and money, but this was not confirmed separately.

"They are British and were arrested five days ago," a government official who asked not to be identified said after a spokesman for Afghan President Hamid Karzai said that two foreigners had been detained.

Another official confirmed they were British nationals. The British embassy said it was aware of the report and was following up with Afghan authorities.

It was not known who the pair worked for.

An official said the pair were "high-ranking European officials."

"They, with support from their Afghan colleagues, had done things contrary to their jobs and had posed a threat to the national security of Afghanistan," the official said.

The foreign nationals would be expelled and their Afghan colleagues would go through a judicial process, he said.
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