U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan

Turkey condemns attack to UN compound in Afghanistan

Turkey on July 30 condemned an attack that targeted the U.N. compound in Afghanistan.

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"We are saddened to receive the news that a police officer lost his life and many injured in an attack against the main compound of the United Nations in the city of Herat in Afghanistan today," the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

Afghan civilian deaths hit new high: United Nations

The people of war-torn Afghanistan continue to bear the brunt of the grinding conflict with civilian deaths at their worst since records began, the United Nations said on July 17.

Deaths in the capital Kabul accounted for nearly 20 percent of the toll, according to the U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) report, which covers the first half of the year.