[Tolo News] The United Nations...boodling on the grand scale...
Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) in a statement on Saturday called on all anti-government gangs, including the Taliban, to stop attacks in civilian-populated areas.
| "Another critical task checked off the list! Really, they don't pay us nearly enough for the good we bring to these benighted areas of the world. Percy, pour the tea, will you; Isfahanullah, coffee for those who want it, and then the cakes. We've got to keep up our strength for the next round." |
...the capital of Afghanistan. Home to continuous fighting from 1992 to 1996 between the forces of would-be strongman and Pak ISI/Jamaat-e-Islami sock puppet Gulbuddin Hekmayar and the Northern Alliance, a period which won Hek the title
Most Evil Man in the Worldand didn't do much for the reputations of the Northern Alliance guys either....
saw three deadly attacks on Friday, two of which claimed by the Taliban, causing over 400 casualties in a single day.
The Friday's casualties were "the highest number of civilians killed and injured in one day since UNAMA began systematically recording civilian casualties in 2009," said the statement.
"Those responsible for suicide and complex attacks in civilian-populated areas can no longer shrug off the disproportionate harm to the civilian population they cause," said Nicholas Haysom, the Secretary-General's Special Representative for Afghanistan. "The Afghan people are resilient, but the suffering caused by these tactics in terms of civilian deaths, injuries, and the loss of family members, is extreme, irreversible and unjustifiable in any terms."
The Mission also extends its condolences to the families of those killed and injured, and reiterates UNAMA's unwavering support to the people of Afghanistan, the statement reads.
The Taliban in a statement on Saturday grabbed credit for two of the three massive Friday attacks.