The United Nations says it will relocate around 600 non-Afghan workers, more than half of its foreign staff in the war-torn country, following an attack by Taliban militants in the capital last week in which five foreign UN workers were killed.The United Nations will relocate about 600 of its roughly 1,100 international staff working in Afghanistan. The move comes after an attack on a UN guesthouse in Kabul last week left five foreign workers dead. "The UN has already asked its employees to be more careful, to avoid travelling without a convoy in Kabul and in other parts of the country," said FRANCE 24's special correspondent in Kabul, Lucas Menget. "This is the logical next step."
The United Nations will relocate about 600 of its roughly 1,100 international staff working in Afghanistan. The move comes after an attack on a UN guesthouse in Kabul last week left five foreign workers dead.
"The UN has already asked its employees to be more careful, to avoid travelling without a convoy in Kabul and in other parts of the country," said FRANCE 24's special correspondent in Kabul, Lucas Menget. "This is the logical next step."
KABUL (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Thursday it would evacuate hundreds of its international staff from Afghanistan for several weeks due to deteriorating security, a sharp blow for Western efforts to stabilise the country. Spokesman Aleem Siddique said the United Nations would relocate about 600 of its roughly 1,100 international staff, with some being moved to safer sites within Afghanistan and the rest withdrawn from the country temporarily. The move, a week after five U.N. foreign staff were killed by militants in Kabul, complicates U.S. President Barack Obama's counter-insurgency war strategy, which foresees an influx of civilian assistance alongside extra troops.
KABUL (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Thursday it would evacuate hundreds of its international staff from Afghanistan for several weeks due to deteriorating security, a sharp blow for Western efforts to stabilise the country.
Spokesman Aleem Siddique said the United Nations would relocate about 600 of its roughly 1,100 international staff, with some being moved to safer sites within Afghanistan and the rest withdrawn from the country temporarily.
The move, a week after five U.N. foreign staff were killed by militants in Kabul, complicates U.S. President Barack Obama's counter-insurgency war strategy, which foresees an influx of civilian assistance alongside extra troops.
