after Taliban militants' deadly attack on a U.N. guesthouse earlier this week, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said.He however declined to say how many more security officers would be needed, though he said it was likely that both U.N. and private security would be sent to protect staff in, where five U.N. workers were killed on Wednesday when Taliban militants attacked a U.N. guesthouse into meet the...
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Three UN staff members were killed in shootout at a guesthouse in central Kabul on Wednesday, a UN spokesman said.Heavy gunfire erupted at a guest house used by UN staff in Kabul early on Wednesday.UN Adrian Edwards said three UN staff were killed. Afghan police said five people died in the attack.An...
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Afghan police rush to the site of a Taliban attack on a hotel in Kabul on Wednesday.U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon calls for more security for U.N. staff in AfghanistanBan cited an escalated threat due to the U.N.'s support for Afghanistan's electoral processHe said U.N. won't be deterred by attacks, considering consolidating staff in countryStatement comes after Taliban gunmen killed five U.N....
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UN spokesman Adrian Edwards raises UN death toll in Kabul attack to six....
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Afghan police rush to the site of a Taliban attack on a hotel in Kabul on Wednesday.-- Non-essential U.N. staff across Afghanistan have been ordered to pack their bags and be ready for evacuation after a deadly attack on a U.N. guesthouse, a senior U.N. official said Thursday.The staff members will leave the country because of security concerns, according to the official, who said a smaller staff will...
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wounded German UN staff reacts as he flees from a UN guesthouse during a gun battle in Kabul. Photo Courtesy: APThe United Nations said on Thursday that it is temporarily relocating more than half its international staff in Afghanistan following last week's deadly Taliban attack against UN workers - the most direct targeting of its employees during decades of work in the country.The UN mission is still...
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KABUL | The Taliban's brazen attack on U.N. election workers undermines the U.N.'s ability to help steer Afghanistan through a runoff election in only 10 days. Although the U.N. insists it will not be deterred by the assault, another big attack could derail its limited ability to assure a credible vote and to remain in the country.Most of the U.N.'s international staff in Afghanistan were ordered to...
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Kabul, Nov 5 : The UN plans to relocate 12 percent of its workers in Afghanistan, including one third of its international staff, in the face of mounting Taliban attacks, officials said Thursday.The decision came more than a week after Taliban militants attacked a UN guest house in Kabul, killing five of its international staff and three Afghan nationals."The UN is putting in place immediate additional...
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wounded German UN staff reacts as he flees from a UN guesthouse during a gun battle in Kabul. Photo Courtesy: APGunmen with automatic weapons and suicide vests stormed a guest house used by UN staff in the heart of the Afghan capital early Wednesday, killing 10 people -- including six UN staff -- officials said. A Taliban spokesman claimed responsibility, saying it was meant as an assault on the upcoming...
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