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Afghan attack prompts UN to temporarily relocate more than half of its international staff
By: HEIDI VOGT
Associated Press
11/04/09 9:40 PM PST
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| Abdullah Abdullah, former Afghan Foreign Minister, gestures during a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Abdullah, Afghan President Karzai's challenger in the recent presidential election said Wednesday that the current government will not be able to rein in corruption and has wasted the resources and lives of its international allies. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus) (AP) |
KABUL — The U.N. says it is temporarily relocating more than half of its international staff in Afghanistan following last week's deadly Taliban attack against U.N. workers.
The U.N. mission is still reeling from the Oct. 28 pre-dawn assault on a guest house in Kabul that left five U.N. staffers dead. The attack in the Afghan capital was the most direct targeting of U.N. staff during the organization's 50-odd years in the country.
Spokesman Aleem Siddique says about 600 nonessential staffers will be moved for several weeks to more secure locations in and outside of Afghanistan.
