(AFP) France has detained an Afghan it helped evacuate from the country as part of an investigation into links with the Taliban, the government spokesman said on Tuesday.
The man is believed to be close to another Afghan evacuee who is suspected of working for the Taliban, Gabriel Attal told BFM-TV.
Both had been placed under surveillance on their arrival in France, and the man held was detained for violating the terms of this control measure.
Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin told France Info radio that he had left an area he was required to stay in for a “few minutes,” insisting there had been no security lapse.
