KARUNA SHINSHO, CNN ANCHOR: Australia is rejecting accusations by Afghanistan's ruling Taliban against international aid workers. Two Australians are among 24 workers arrested in Kabul on Sunday, on charges of propagating Christianity and trying to convert Muslims. The Taliban considers those crimes punishable by death. Four Germans, two U.S. nationals, and 16 Afghans also stand accused. Simon Dowding (ph) has more on the arrests and the anxiety among the workers' families.</s>ALEXANDER DOWNER, AUSTRALIAN FOREIGN MINISTER: It is not going to be easy, but there are a number of other governments whose nationals have been taken as well, so we will, obviously, be working with them pretty closely.</s>DOWDING (ph): Fifty-seven-year-old engineer Peter Bunch and nurse Diana Thomas work for the Christian-based organization Shelter Now International (ph), providing food and housing for Afghan refugees. Church colleagues in Perth deny they were preaching.</s>JOHN FINKELDE, NORTH CITY CHRISTIAN CENTER: They are experienced people. They are also experienced aid workers. No, they won't be taking any risks to put their lives or anyone else's life in danger.</s>DOWDING (ph): The Taliban militia claims to have evidence implicating the aid workers in promoting Christianity, but has refused to allow anyone to visit them in jail.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: They were arrested in the capital, Kabul, along with books and CDs and other religious literature.</s>DOWDING (ph): The aid workers are believed to be unharmed. Simon Dowding (ph), 7 News.
Australia Rejects Afghani Accusations Against Aid Workers