Red Cross halts staff movement after Afghan attack

The International Committee of Red Cross has halted all staff movement across Afghanistan and closed its office in Jalalabad that was hit by a suicide and gun attack. ‘All movements have been frozen throughout Afghanistan, there is not a single ICRC delegate or employee that is moving, taking the roads, Friday.

‘Our sub-delegation in Jalalabad has been closed, so we are reconnecting with the government and re-connecting with armed groups to determined what happened and why,’ said Jacques De Maio, ICRC’s South Asia chief in a statement.