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Secretary-General António Guterres speaks to Afghan and international media in Kabul.

At a Kabul press conference, UN Secretary-General Guterres expresses solidarity with Afghans.

On Kabul's outskirts, Secretary-General Guterres speaks with Afghans displaced by conflict.

Action on peace and development in Afghanistan is imperative, says UN envoy

NEW YORK - An immediate push for peace and development is now imperative to end suffering and put the Afghan people on a path to progress, said the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan at United Nations headquarters today.

10 Mar 2017

UN calls on parties to take urgent measures to halt civilian casualties, as numbers for 2016 reach record high

KABUL - The United Nations called on all warring parties in Afghanistan to take urgent steps to halt the killing and maiming of civilians, as a new UN report issued today recorded the highest ever number of civilian casualties in a single year, includi

06 Feb 2017

Top UN humanitarian official in Afghanistan meets with returnees in Jalalabad

JALALABAD - The top United Nations official for humanitarian affairs in Afghanistan, Toby Lanzer, visited the country’s eastern province of Nangarhar this week to meet first-hand with Afghans returning from Pakistan and with UN agencies working in Jalalabad to provide them assist

06 Apr 2017

Striking new @ArtLordsWorld murals around Kabul focus on corruption.

University students talk together at one of Kabuls institutes for higher learning.

70th anniversary of Afghanistan’s membership in United Nations

KABUL - The 70th anniversary of Afghanistan’s membership of the United Nations falls today.

19 Nov 2016

Afghanistan making progress in fight against corruption — UN envoy

KABUL - Afghanistan is making progress in fighting corruption in the face of many challenges, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan said at an anti-corruption conference co-hosted by the Afghan government and the European Union held in Kabul today.

08 May 2017

Press releases

BAMYAN - Empowerment of Afghan women and their increased participation in the country’s economic and political development was at the centre of a lively UN-backed radio discussion in central Bamyan province.

22 Jun 2017

Media stakeout following SRSG Tadamichi Yamamoto's briefing to the Security Council

NEW YORK - Media stakeout following the briefing to the Security Council by the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Tadamichi Yamamoto.

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21 Jun 2017

Terrorist attacks in Afghanistan a ‘clarifying moment’ for all to seek stability and unity — UN envoy

NEW YORK - The deadly truck bomb attack of 31 May in Kabul and the cycle of violence that ensued should serve as a “clarifying moment” for vital decisions to be taken to shore up Afghanistan’s stability or for the country to possibly face far worse, said the UN Secretary-General’

21 Jun 2017

UN Secretary-General's latest report on Afghanistan to the Security Council

NEW YORK - The latest quarterly report by the UN Secretary-General António Guterres on the situation in Afghanistan and the activities of the United Nations in the country is now available.

20 Jun 2017

Kunduz leaders call for peace in Afghanistan’s northeast communities

KUNDUZ - Addressing residents of Kunduz province in a UN-backed televised debate, community leaders emphasized the critical importance of institutionalizing the principles of peace at all levels of society, from the social to the political.

20 Jun 2017

Samangan leaders discuss development initiatives at UN-backed symposium

AYBAK - Stronger bonds must be forged between government offices and the private sector to see sustained economic growth, said panellists at a UN-backed symposium held in the capital of the northern province of Samangan last week.

18 Jun 2017