UN targeted in Kabul attack that kills12
China Daily | Updated: 2009-10-29 08:18
Security forces try to calm UN staffers as they secure the area around an international guest house in Kabul after an attack by Taliban militants yesterday. Reuters |
KABUL: Taliban militants killed six UN foreign staff and six others died in an assault on an international guest house in Kabul yesterday, deepening concerns about security for a presidential election run-off in 10 days. Afghan police said 12 people in all were killed, including the UN staff, three attackers, two security guards and an Afghan civilian.
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