ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban are investigating explicit death threats against dozens of Afghan women working for the United Nations, according to a report published Sunday.

The UN mission to the country said female national staff were subjected to direct death threats in May, in the latest update on the human rights situation in Afghanistan published on Sunday. The report says the Taliban told the UN mission that their cadres were not responsible for the threats, and an Interior Ministry investigation is under way.

THE United Nations mission to Afghanistan said today that the Taliban is investigating death threats against Afghan women who work for the world body.Dozens of female staff received death threats in May for working with UN agencies.

The Taliban are investigating explicit death threats against dozens of Afghan women working for the United Nations, according to a report.

The independent U_N_ investigator on human rights in Afghanistan says its Taliban rulers have “weaponized” the legal and judicial system to oppress women and girls in what amounts to “crimes against humanity.