UN says Afghan healthcare personnel deliberately attacked during pandemic

Edited by Ed Newman
2020-06-22 16:34:59

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United Nations, June 22 (RHC)-- The United Nations has released a special report expressing concerns over what it called recent "deliberate attacks" against healthcare workers and facilities in Afghanistan during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, or UNAMA, said it documented 12 incidents of deliberate acts of violence between March 11th to May 23rd.

The report said eight of the incidents were carried out by Taliban insurgents while three incidents were attributed to Afghan security forces.



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