Nine westerners have been abducted by the Taliban over recent months, according to a former Afghanistan vice president.
Former BBC journalist Andrew North has been named as one of those who have been kidnapped the tweet from Amrullah Saleh claimed, reports The Mirror.
It went on to allege there was a "suffocating atmosphere" which meant many crimes were being hidden.
The claims were confirmed by Afghanistan media, with one journalist tweeting: "Former BBC journalist Andrew North have been kidnapped by the Taliban.
"Sources confirmed to AFIntlBrk that the number of foreigners kidnapped by the Taliban reached to 9."
In his tweet Amrullah Saleh wrote: "Due to no media, no reporting by citizens and a suffocating atmosphere corruption, crime and atrocities aren't well exposed.
"As an example nine citizens of western countries have been kidnapped amongst them Andrew North of BBC & Peter Juvenal owner of Gandomak Restaurant.
"Talibans are liars."
The Taliban have not yet commented on the alleged abduction of Andrew North who was working for the United Nations.
It comes after senior British diplomats met with leading Taliban figures to discuss the "dire" humanitarian situation in Afghanistan.
The UK does not recognise the Taliban regime which swept to power in 2020 amid chaotic scenes as Western forces pulled out of Kabul.
The United Nations' World Food Programme has warned that 8.7 million people in Afghanistan are at risk of starvation.
The UK withdrew its diplomats from Kabul last year, but officials returned to Afghanistan for talks on Thursday.
Nick Dyer, the UK's special envoy for famine prevention, Hugo Shorter, the charge d'affaires ad interim of the UK mission to Afghanistan and Hester Waddams, the deputy head of mission held talks with senior Taliban officials.
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