U.N. Staff Returning After Taliban Pledge

U.N. international employees began returning to Afghanistan after the ruling Taliban militia guaranteed they would not face a violent backlash because of newly proposed sanctions. Three U.N. workers arrived in the beleaguered capital, Kabul, while seven others returned to Herat and Kandahar, said Erick de Mul, the U.N. coordinator for Afghanistan. They are among about 50 international workers the United Nations pulled out of Afghanistan last week amid fears of a violent reaction to a sanctions resolution the U.N. Security Council passed.