FILE - In this March 9, 2020, file photo, Afghan first Vice President Amrullah Saleh, center, listens to President Ashraf Ghani, addressing at an inauguration ceremony at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan. A prominent rights group Friday, Oct. 23, demanded the immediate release of a person detained by the government for providing information about an army airstrike this week in which 12 civilians, mostly children, were killed and 18 others were wounded. The order to arrest at least one individual who spoke to media outlets about the Wednesday strike in northern Takhar province was made by Saleh on Thursday. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
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