New York-Sana
The United Nations has begun evacuating some of its staff from Afghanistan at a time when hundreds of Afghan asylum seekers are trying to flee their country after the Taliban movement seized power.
"About 100 UN staff will be evacuated from Kabul to Almaty in Kazakhstan," WHO spokesman Stephane Dujarric told AFP, without specifying whether they were foreigners or Afghans.
He pointed out that this is a temporary measure that allows the United Nations to continue to provide assistance to the people of Afghanistan with minimal disruptions, while at the same time reducing risks to the organization's staff, which will remain committed to its mission of supporting the people of this country.
There are about 300 foreigners and more than 700 Afghans in the headquarters of the United Nations mission in Kabul.
