UN Security Council has condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack at a Guest House in Kabul on Wednesday, which caused deaths and injuries among UN staff. The members of the Security Council while noting that the Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks reiterated their support for the role of the United Nations in Afghanistan.<br/>The members condemned the attempts in particular by the Taliban to disrupt the electoral process and destabilize the situation in Afghanistan. They reiterated that no terrorist act can reverse the path towards peace, democracy and reconstruction in Afghanistan, which is supported by the people of Afghanistan and the international community. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that the world body will not be deterred by the attack saying it is unjustifiable by any standards. He said that U.N. security procedures would be reviewed and strengthened. The Taliban said that they targeted the Guest-House because of the U.N. role in helping organize the run-off vote. Mr. Ban said that there were at least 25 U.N. staff in the Guest House at the time of the attack, six of them was killed and nine injured. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs condemned the attack in which one American was among U.N. staff killed, saying it was an attempt to disrupt Afghanistan's November 7 presidential run-off election and will not succeed.<br/>
News On AIR | October 29, 2009 9:00 PM
UN Security Council condemns terrorist attack in Kabul