The U.N. said it would temporarily evacuate hundreds of its international staff from Afghanistan due to deteriorating security, a sharp blow for efforts to stabilize the country.
U.N. to evacuate 600 staff from Afghanistan
Posted in News by synergypligg 267 days ago (http://www.msnbc.msn.com)UN extends NATO force in Afghanistan for a year - The Associated Press
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16 U.N. deminers kidnapped in Afghanistan
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Gunmen abducted 16 mine-clearing personnel working for the United Nations in eastern Afghanistan, a provincial police chief said Sunday.
U.N.: Iraq strewn with deadly mines
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The Iraqi government's failure to grasp the scope of its land mine and bomb problem has derailed efforts to clear the country of them, two United Nations agencies say.
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