U.N. orders staff Afghan exits
Posted: November 6, 2009 at 6:58 a.m.
A convoy of cars carries United Nations’ staff members Thursday in Kabul, Afghanistan.
The United Nations is sending about 600 foreign staff members out of the country or into secure compounds because of the deadly Taliban attack on U.N. workers, warning the Afghan government Thursday that international support will wane unless it cracks down on corruption fueling the insurgency.
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