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US State Dept. Condemns Attack On UN Compound In Afghanistans Herat - Spokesperson - UrduPoint

US State Dept. Condemns Attack On UN Compound In Afghanistans Herat

The United States condemns the attack on the UN compound in the city of Herat in western Afghanistan and calls to immediately end the ongoing violence, US Deputy Spokesperson Jalina Porter said in a press briefing on Friday.

"The United States condemns the attack on the UN compound in Herat by the anti-government militants which sadly resulted in the death of a local guard," Porter said.

"We continue to call for an immediate end to this ongong violence in Afghanistan which exacerbates the humanitarian situation there and has also led to a growing number of civilian casualties and internal displacement," she added.

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  •   The UN’s main compound in Afghanistan has come under attack, causing the death of at least one security guard. The Taliban downplayed the incident, saying the compound was caught in “crossfire” between it and government forces.


Located in the western city of Herat, the United Nations compound came under attack on Friday. At least one Afghan police officer died and several others were injured when the facility’s entrance came under attack by “rocket-propelled grenades and gunfire,” the mission said in a statement. No UN personnel were hurt in the incident.

“The area around Herat where the compound is located witnessed fighting today between the Taliban and government forces. The UN is urgently seeking to establish a full picture about the attack and for this purpose is in contact with the relevant parties,” the statement reads.

The UN, however, avoided blaming the Taliban explicitly for the incident, stating the attack “was carried out by Anti-Government Elements.” Deborah Lyons, the UN secretary-general’s special envoy for Afghanistan, condemned the barrage in the “strongest terms,” stressing that “the perpetrators of this attack must be identified and brought to account.”....RT

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