UN / KABUL MOSQUE ATTACK

With security deteriorating, the UN calls on the de facto Taliban authorities to take concrete steps to prevent all forms of terrorism in Afghanistan, said a UN spokesperson. UNIFEED

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:00:54
• Production Date: 18 August 2022
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: FARHAN HAQ
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS; UNITED NATIONS ASSISTANCE MISSION IN AFGHANISTAN - UNAMA
• Subject Topical: PEACE AND SECURITY; PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS; TERRORISM
• Geographic Subject: AFGHANISTAN
• MAMS Id: 2923569
• Parent Id: 2923569
• Alternate Title: unifeed220818e

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STORY: UN / KABUL MOSQUE ATTACK
TRT: 00:54
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 18 AUGUST 2022, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

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1. Wide shot, United Nations Headquarters

18 AUGUST 2022, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, spokesperson Farhan Haq walking to podium, press room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan today said that it deplores yesterday’s attack on a Kabul Mosque, the latest in a disturbing series of bombings which have killed and injured more than 250 people in recent weeks, the highest monthly number of civilian casualties over the last year. The UN Mission noted that scores of civilians were killed and injured in Wednesday’s attack. UNAMA extended its deepest sympathies to the families of the killed and a speedy recovery to the injured. With security deteriorating, the UN calls on the de facto Taliban authorities to take concrete steps to prevent all forms of terrorism in Afghanistan. The UN Mission stressed that vulnerable communities should be provided additional support and perpetrators brought to justice.”
4. Wide shot, spokesperson Farhan Haq at podium, press room

Storyline

With security deteriorating, the UN calls on the de facto Taliban authorities to take concrete steps to prevent all forms of terrorism in Afghanistan, said a UN spokesperson.

Briefing journalist today (18 Aug) in New York, Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, reported that yesterday’s attack on a Kabul Mosque is the latest in a series of bombings that have killed and injured more than 250 people in recent weeks, “the highest monthly number of civilian casualties over the last year. “

According to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), scores of civilians were killed and injured in Wednesday’s attack, the UN Deputy Spokesperson said.

“The UN Mission stressed that vulnerable communities should be provided additional support and perpetrators brought to justice,” he concluded.