UN to boost Afghan security after Kabul attack

“The United Nations plans to boost its security staff in Afghanistan after Taliban militants’ deadly attack on a U.N. guesthouse earlier this week, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday.

The additional security units were needed in Afghanistan to meet the ‘dramatically escalated threat to U.N. staff now widely considered to be a soft target,’ Ban told reporters after briefing the U.N. Security Council behind closed doors.

He 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 Afghanistan, where five U.N. workers were killed on Wednesday when Taliban militants attacked a U.N. guesthouse in Kabul.”

(Source: UN to boost Afghan security after Kabul attack | International | Reuters)