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| Afghanistan |
| Talibs shut down UN comms network |
| 2001-09-24 |
The Taliban have shut down the U.N. Afghan communications network, taken over its office in Kandahar and seized 1,400 tons of U.N. food aid, crippling the world body's aid operations in the country, U.N. officials said Monday. ``We condemn this serious violation and call on the Taliban to ensure the safety of our staff and to allow aid workers to continue their humanitarian work,'' World Food Program (WFP) spokesman Khaled Mansour told Reuters. ``This is a serious development which could disrupt, if not completely stop, our food distribution,'' said Mansour, adding that the WFP office and warehouse had also been taken over by the Taliban. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |