Taliban Attack UN Compound in Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD - A United Nations compound in Herat, Afghanistan was attacked Friday with rocket propelled grenades and gunfire, killing an Afghan police guard and wounding other officers, the U.N. said. #ClarificationOffice of @UNAMAnews in #Herat is safe & not under any threat.It is possible that guards could have sustained harm in cross-fire due to close proximity of the office to the fighting but it has now been secured as Mujahidin arrived at the scene. https://t.co/i7NnA5ooDq

“The attack targeting entrances of the clearly marked United Nations facility was carried out by anti-government elements,” a U.N. statement said. Deborah Lyons, the head of U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, called the attack “deplorable.” “[W]e condemn it in the strongest terms,” said Lyons, who is also the secretary-general’s special representative for Afghanistan. “Our first thoughts are with the family of the officer slain and we wish a speedy recovery to those injured.”