UN Security Council Reacts to Afghan President's Re-election

The United Nations Security Council said Friday it looks forward to working with the newly re-elected government of Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

In a statement issued after a briefing by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the council called on Mr. Karzai to improve security, promote good governance and fight corruption and the narcotics trade. Mr. Ban visited Afghanistan earlier this week.

Also on Friday, Mr. Ban said only 200 U.N. staff members would be temporarily relocated either within Afghanistan or abroad after last week's Taliban attack on a U.N. guest house in the capital, Kabul. Five U.N. employees were killed.

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