KABUL [AFGANISTAN]: Five security personnel were killed in an attack on the Kabul-Jalalabad Road while escorting a United Nation’s convoy, the deceased has been confirmed belonging to the Directorate of Protection Services (DPS), Tolo News reported citing sources.
The attack and the incident have been reported by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Thursday night.
“The UN family in Afghanistan mourns the loss of five Afghan Directorate of Protection Service personnel in an incident today in Surobi District of Kabul. No UN personnel were hurt or vehicle affected in an attack that hit a DPS vehicle that was escorting a UN convoy,” tweeted UNAMA.
Ramiz Alakbarov, UN Secretary General’s Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan, expressed his deepest sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims on a social media platform, “Violence in Afghanistan must end,” tweeted Ramiz.
