The United Nations urged NATO to send more troops to Afghanistan to bolster security ahead of elections in September following two attacks against U.N. electoral authorities on Monday. A policeman and an Afghan U.N. worker were killed when gunmen attacked a U.N. electoral vehicle in the south of the country hours after a U.N. election office was hit by rocket-propelled grenades south of Kabul. U.N. Special Representative Jean Arnault told a news briefing that more NATO troops would be needed by the end of July along with a surge in disarmament of factional militias if security was to be sufficient for elections. Full Story
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