The United Nations withdrew most of its local staff members from Kandahar on Tuesday and instructed its local Afghan employees there to stay home in the coming days because of what it called the “deteriorating” security situation in the southern city, a spokeswoman said. The United Nations is often a bellwether of the level of insecurity, and the decision forced it to effectively suspend its operations, said Susan Manuel, the organization’s spokeswoman in Kabul. “We hope it will be temporary,” she said. There are about 200 United Nations employees in Kandahar. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/28/world/asia/28briefs-Afghanistan.html
Fighting is picking up afaik, and Taliban have said they are increasing efforts into Kandahar. What’s the news on your end?
Actually yes and no. The Taliban have been targeting Internationals in Kandahar so much so that the office and guest houses do not have windows and doors anymore as they are all shattered. It is standard relocation of staff. They did it in Sudan and Pakistan as well.
The last suicide bomber was only 300 meters away from the UN compound.
cm, who/what was the target at the blast site? and who actually ended up being killed?
does the UN merely sanction the wishes of the US gov, shouldnt it have taken a more arbitrary role straight from the start, or whenever it became apparent that the
US position was too weak to be sanctioned by a respectable organisation?
huh? The UN does not sanction the wishes of the US government. The UN functions as a supporting entity to the government of Afghanistan. We don't even work with ISAF.
Target from what I have heard was development contractors. The guys building canals and bridges and stuff.
that sounds like a big project which is running concurrently with the isaf mission, in a bid to support to current government and keep out the talib influence on the running of the country. way too a politicized role for my liking
but anyway, may peace be with you, and may peace be with afghanistan
The UN worked when the Taliban where in power as well. The mission was smaller but there are guys here who have been working in Afghanistan since 1999.