Hours after a shooting at the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) office in Kabul, staff at the Pul-e-Charkhi location were unable to access their workplace on Monday morning.
At least three UNAMA employees informed Afghanistan International that, due to security concerns, officials had instructed them to work from home.
One UNAMA employee stated that at noon on Monday, they received a message from their office, which read: "The issue has been resolved, and work will resume as normal in the coming days."
In an official statement, UNAMA confirmed that one person was killed and another injured in the incident. The organisation also acknowledged that Taliban guards were involved and that an investigation is currently underway.
Thus far, the Taliban have not commented on the incident.
The temporary closure of the UNAMA office comes just six days after the Taliban’s Ministry of Economy announced that, following the suspension of U.S. foreign aid, 50 international organisations had ceased operations in Afghanistan.
On Tuesday, Abdul Latif Nazari, the Taliban’s Deputy Minister of Economy, told Pajhwok News Agency that, in recent days, the activities of 50 international organisations and aid agencies had been suspended across 28 provinces.
He attributed these suspensions to the U.S. decision to cut humanitarian aid.
