U.N. Reassessing Security After Kabul Assault

ALISSA J. RUBIN and CARLOTTA GALL
The New York Times
October 29, 2009

Most United Nations workers here were confined to their living quarters Thursday in the aftermath of a deadly assault on a U.N. guesthouse, and some were moved to more secure housing as foreigners working in Kabul reassessed their security.

[efoods]On Wednesday, gunmen associated with the Taliban entered the compound of the U.N. guesthouse and killed eight people, including six expatriates. Authorities said the gunmen would have killed far more people had they not been held off by U.N. guards, who engaged the assailants in a fierce gun battle.

The assault unnerved many international organizations working here, underscoring the vulnerability of their workers. “Before yesterday, the risk was there, but it was a virtual risk,” said Laurent Saillard, the director of the Agency Coordinating Body for Afghan Relief, which represents nonprofit aid organizations here.

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