The United Nations has confirmed one of its workers was killed, and two people injured, when their vehicle was attacked in the Afghan capital Kabul on Sunday.
Press reports suggest that the vehicle was heavily damaged after being hit by a grenade attack.
The UN says it happened on a road "frequently used by UN workers", travelling between central Kabul and the headquarters of the UN Mission in Afghanistan, UNAMA.
The car had UN markings.
A statement released by UNAMA on Sunday condemned the attack, and called on the Afghan authorities to swiftly investigate and bring the perpetrators to justice.
The UN Secretary-General António Guterres also called on authorities to "spare no effort in identifying and swiftly bringing to justice" those responsible.
It is with profound sadness that the UN in #Afghanistan confirms the killing of a colleague in #Kabul tonight when a UN-marked vehicle was attacked. The UN condemns in the strongest terms & calls for perpetrators to face justice. Statement https://t.co/Qc9aRoPsFX pic.twitter.com/fQvs9eXnjA
— UNAMA News (@UNAMAnews) November 24, 2019
The attack comes at a time when Afghanistan has seen record-high levels of civilian casualties.
In October, UNAMA published a report showing that - in the first nine months of the year - more than 8,000 civilians were victims of violence.
July was the bloodiest month on record.
October also saw 85 people killed, and another 373 injured, in election-related violence.
It is part of what the head of UNAMA, Tadamichi Yamamoto, called a "deliberate campaign of violence intended to undermine the electoral process".
The UNAMA statement said that neither the identity of the UN worker who was killed, nor those injured, will be released at this time.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
