The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has appealed for an end to the increasing attacks on food convoys in the southern parts of the country. "The UN has been working in Afghanistan for half a century to help people in need, and these food supplies are destined for some of the country's most vulnerable people in some of the most vulnerable communities," UNAMA spokesperson Adrian Edwards said in a statement on Tuesday.
Over the past 11 months, there have been 16 incidents in which convoys of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) have been attacked and food and vehicles damaged or stolen, with seven of the attacks occurring since the start of April. "We call upon those responsible to immediately halt these acts, which are robbing Afghanistan of badly needed aid," Edwards said. |