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Rockets hit UNICEF offices in Afghanistan, injuring one

Rockets hit UNICEF offices in Afghanistan, injuring one

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Offices of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Afghanistan were hit by rocket fire today in an incident that the agency said underscores the difficult conditions facing relief workers.

The UNICEF office compound in Jalalabad was not occupied when two rockets hit this afternoon, but a local guard was injured and the building and vehicles suffered from some physical damage.

The agency said at this stage the reasons for the violence were not clear, and there was no cause to believe that UNICEF would be a target for any terrorist attack.

At the same time, UNICEF said such incidents underlined the continued volatile security situation facing all humanitarian agencies operating in the country.