Afghanistan

News in Brief 17 January 2019

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Security Council condemns attacks on Afghan security forces which killed at least 27

The United Nations Security Council has condemned “in the strongest terms” a series of coordinated attacks aimed at security checkpoints in northern Afghanistan which took place on Monday night, killing at least 27 and wounding dozens of others